How Do You Spell BEDRAGGLE?

Pronunciation: [bɪdɹˈaɡə͡l] (IPA)

The word "bedraggle" is spelled as /bɪˈdræɡəl/. The IPA phonetic transcription explains the pronunciation of the word, which means to make something or someone wet and dirty. The first syllable "bi" is pronounced as "bi" with a short "i" sound, followed by "dræg" with a soft "g" sound. The last syllable "əl" is pronounced as "əl" with a short "u" sound. The spelling of "bedraggled" can be confusing because some people might think it's spelled as "bedraged." However, it's important to remember that the correct spelling is "bedraggle."

BEDRAGGLE Meaning and Definition

1. Bedraggle is a verb that refers to the act of making something, usually clothing or hair, wet, dirty, or untidy due to dragging or dripping in a messy manner. Derived from the word "draggle," bedraggle specifically emphasizes the element of being soiled or disheveled as a result of being dragged through or soaked in a substance. It generally implies that the item or person in question had previously been clean or neat but has been rendered in a disheveled state. This term is often used within the context of rain, mud, or water splashes.

   When something or someone is bedraggled, it suggests a lack of tidiness or carelessness in appearance. For instance, after walking through a heavy rainstorm without an umbrella, one's hair may become bedraggled, appearing messy and dripping with water. Similarly, if a person accidentally steps into a puddle, their shoes and pants may become bedraggled, covered in mud and water stains.

   The term can also be used metaphorically to describe someone who appears disheveled or worn out due to exhaustion, stress, or troubling circumstances. In this sense, it is often used to depict a person's emotional or mental state rather than their physical appearance.

   Overall, to bedraggle implies the dampening, soiling, and disarray caused by dragging or immersion in a substance, whether it be literal or figurative, resulting in an untidy or disheveled appearance.

2. To soil the clothes by suffering them in walking to reach the dirt.

   Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Common Misspellings for BEDRAGGLE

• bedragled
• vedraggle
• nedraggle
• hedraggle
• gedraggle
• bwdraggle
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• berraggle
• beeraggle
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• bedraggld
• Badaggle
• Betaggle
• bedragal
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• bedraggald
• Bedrageld
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• beedragle

Etymology of BEDRAGGLE

The word "bedraggle" is derived from the combination of two words: "be-" and "draggle".

The prefix "be-" in this context is an intensifier, indicating a thoroughly or completely state. It is frequently used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives.

The verb "draggle" means to make something wet, dirty, or untidy, particularly by trailing it through mud or water. It comes from the Middle English word "draggen", which means "to drag", and can be traced back to the Old Norse word "dragga".

When "be-" is added as a prefix to "draggle", it intensifies the meaning, emphasizing the thorough drenching or dirtying of something. Thus, "bedraggle" means to thoroughly wet, dirty, or dishevel something, typically by dragging it through mud or water.

Similar spelling word for BEDRAGGLE

• bedraggled.

Conjugate verb Bedraggle

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have bedraggled

you would have bedraggled

he/she/it would have bedraggled

we would have bedraggled

they would have bedraggled

I would have bedraggle

you would have bedraggle

he/she/it would have bedraggle

we would have bedraggle

they would have bedraggle

CONDITIONAL PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

I would have been bedraggling

you would have been bedraggling

he/she/it would have been bedraggling

we would have been bedraggling

they would have been bedraggling

CONDITIONAL PRESENT

I would bedraggle

you would bedraggle

he/she/it would bedraggle

we would bedraggle

they would bedraggle

CONDITIONAL PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

I would be bedraggling

you would be bedraggling

he/she/it would be bedraggling

we would be bedraggling

they would be bedraggling

FUTURE

I will bedraggle

you will bedraggle

he/she/it will bedraggle

we will bedraggle

they will bedraggle

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be bedraggling

you will be bedraggling

he/she/it will be bedraggling

we will be bedraggling

they will be bedraggling

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have bedraggled

you will have bedraggled

he/she/it will have bedraggled

we will have bedraggled

they will have bedraggled

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I will have been bedraggling

you will have been bedraggling

he/she/it will have been bedraggling

we will have been bedraggling

they will have been bedraggling

IMPERATIVE

you bedraggle

we let´s bedraggle

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

to bedraggle

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was bedraggling

you were bedraggling

he/she/it was bedraggling

we were bedraggling

they were bedraggling

PAST PARTICIPLE

bedraggled

PAST PERFECT

I had bedraggled

you had bedraggled

he/she/it had bedraggled

we had bedraggled

they had bedraggled

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been bedraggling

you had been bedraggling

he/she/it had been bedraggling

we had been bedraggling

they had been bedraggling

PRESENT

I bedraggle

you bedraggle

he/she/it bedraggles

we bedraggle

they bedraggle

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am bedraggling

you are bedraggling

he/she/it is bedraggling

we are bedraggling

they are bedraggling

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

bedraggling

PRESENT PERFECT

I have bedraggled

you have bedraggled

he/she/it has bedraggled

we have bedraggled

they have bedraggled

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been bedraggling

you have been bedraggling

he/she/it has been bedraggling

we have been bedraggling

they have been bedraggling

PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE

he/she/it bedraggle

SIMPLE PAST

I bedraggled

you bedraggled

he/she/it bedraggled

we bedraggled

they bedraggled