Synonyms for tarring
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : tahr |
Phonetic Transcription : tɑr |
Top 10 synonyms for tarring Other synonyms for the word tarring
- abuse
- adulterate
- animalize
- apply
- attack
- bastardize
- be evil
- bedaub
- bedraggle
- befoul
- begrime
- besmear
- besoil
- bestialize
- blaspheme
- blast
- blemish
- blot
- blotch
- botch
- brand
- break
- break down
- brick
- brutalize
- call into question
- cast a slur
- cast aspersions upon
- cast doubt upon
- cobblestone
- color
- come down on
- commit sacrilege
- commit sin
- contaminate
- contradict
- cook
- corrupt
- cover
- cross
- crud up
- crumb
- crumble
- curse
- cuss
- cut
- cut to shreds
- damn
- darken
- darn
- daub
- debase
- debauch
- decay
- decompose
- defame
- defile
- deflower
- degrade
- demoralize
- deny
- deprave
- desecrate
- despoil
- dim
- dirty
- disaffirm
- discolor
- discredit
- disgrace
- dishonor
- disintegrate
- dispute
- do wrong
- doctor
- drag through the mud
- draggle
- dull
- dye
- embarrass
- encrust
- flagstone
- flame
- foul
- gainsay
- give a bad name
- gravel
- grime
- harm
- hoodoo
- hurt
- impair
- infect
- injure
- knock
- lay asphalt
- lay concrete
- lose luster
- lose shine
- macadamize
- maculate
- make dusty
- make foul
- make impure
- make unclean
- mar
- mark
- mess
- mess up
- misuse
- mock
- mold
- molest
- muck
- muck up
- muddy
- mudsling
- muss
- muss up
- negate
- negative
- oppose
- overlay
- overspread
- pale
- patch
- pervert
- pin something on
- plaster
- poison
- pollute
- profane
- prostitute
- put double whammy on
- put down
- putrefy
- question
- rape
- ravish
- resist
- revile
- rot
- run down
- rust
- scorn
- scuzz up
- seduce
- shame
- skin alive
- slam
- slander
- slop
- smear
- smirch
- smoke
- smudge
- smutch
- soil
- spatter
- spike
- spoil
- spot
- spray
- sprinkle
- stain
- stick it to
- stigmatize
- streak
- sully
- surface
- swear
- sweat
- swipe at
- taint
- talk dirty
- tar
- tarnish
- throw doubt on
- throw the book at
- thumb nose at
- tile
- tinge
- tint
- traduce
- trash
- traverse
- turn
- vice
- violate
- vitiate
- voodoo
- water
- water down
- zap
- zing
Définition of tarring
Origin :- in tar and feather, 1769. A mob action in U.S. in Revolutionary times and several decades thereafter. Originally it had been imposed by an ordinance of Richard I (1189) as punishment in the navy for theft. Among other applications over the years was its use in 1623 by a bishop on "a party of incontinent friars and nuns" [OED], but not until 1769 was the verbal phrase attested. Related: Tarred; tarring.
- As in impugn : verb criticize, challenge
- As in pave : verb cover with asphalt, concrete
- As in profane : verb defile, desecrate
- As in smear : verb rub on, spread over
- As in soil : verb make dirty
- As in stain : verb dirty, taint
- As in sully : verb soil, stain
- As in taint : verb dirty, contaminate; ruin
- As in tarnish : verb dirty, corrupt
- As in defile : verb corrupt, violate
- As in dirty : verb cause to be soiled
- As in discolor : verb fading, dirtying of hue
- Then I saw that instead of painting he was engaged in tarring the roof of the building.
- Extract from : « The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon » by Jos Maria Gordon
- There shall be no tarring and feathering of women by any man in my employ.
- Extract from : « The Prairie Mother » by Arthur Stringer
- Various ways have been tried for preparing the yarns for tarring.
- Extract from : « A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines » by Andrew Ure
- The third process in rope-making, is the tarring of the yarn.
- Extract from : « A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines » by Andrew Ure
- If he had been complained of, the informer was in danger of tarring and feathering.
- Extract from : « Stage-coach and Tavern Days » by Alice Morse Earle
- The men left their tarring and caulking under the drying-stages.
- Extract from : « The Harbor Master » by Theodore Goodridge Roberts
- Hamilton had already turned to Tarring and he wheeled with a snap in his voice.
- Extract from : « Destiny » by Charles Neville Buck
- It's that mongrel chap on The Star who got a tarring from Binkus and his friends.
- Extract from : « In the Days of Poor Richard » by Irving Bacheller
- They made so many converts that some shortsighted people of Hiram thought to stop their work by tarring and feathering them.
- Extract from : « Stories Of Ohio » by William Dean Howells
- The window under the tower is in memory of Robert Southey whose daughter married a onetime vicar of Tarring.
- Extract from : « Seaward Sussex » by Edric Holmes
Antonyms for tarring
- agree
- aid
- allow
- approve
- assist
- beautify
- benefit
- bleach
- bless
- brighten
- build
- cherish
- clarify
- clean
- cleanse
- clear
- clease
- collect
- color
- combine
- commend
- compliment
- concede
- confirm
- corroborate
- cure
- develop
- dig up
- disenchant
- elevate
- enhance
- esteem
- exalt
- fix
- flatter
- flourish
- gather
- go along
- grow
- hallow
- heal
- help
- honor
- ignore
- improve
- join
- laud
- lighten
- mend
- moralize
- pale
- please
- polish
- praise
- protect
- purify
- put together
- respect
- right
- sanctify
- stay
- sterilize
- strip
- support
- turn off
- uncorrupt
- unite
- upgrade
- value
- whiten
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