Verb (used with object) : a bird that befouls its own nest. From Dictionary.com.
I'll pollute this river and befoul this rainforest!. From Wordnik.com. [Why Miss Snark loves Satan***] Reference
But cheaps shots and grubbiness befoul Olympus. From Wordnik.com. [So, Phelps photographed with a bong? A problem for endorsements? I have an idea.] Reference
Sorry to befoul your front page with a non-dog, Jeff. From Wordnik.com. [November 2005] Reference
The teabagger trolls that befoul this blog are Klansmen. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Tea Party protesters reportedly spit on one lawmaker, call others ‘fa–ot’ and ‘ni–er.’] Reference
What is Mechner doing … Why would be … befoul HIS OWN WORK?. From Wordnik.com. [Jake Gyllenhaal and Gemma Arterton Cast in Prince of Persia! « FirstShowing.net] Reference
It produces not a smidgen of smog; it does not befoul the aquifer. From Wordnik.com. [Richard Walter: Hooray for Hollywood] Reference
Katrina van den Heuvel will make Grover Norquist befoul his panties. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » ThinkFast: February 3, 2010] Reference
The Cyclian singer who dares befoul the Lady Hecate's wayside shrine. From Wordnik.com. [The Frogs] Reference
You make sweet Thames reaches Gehennas, the fair Norfolk Broads you befoul. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, August 15, 1891] Reference
But in an act of defiance, the birds continued to befoul the ornamental roof. From Wordnik.com. [The Blueball Express] Reference
"We should not befoul the constitution of this state with frivolity and triviality.". From Wordnik.com. [Black Market Kidneys » Party For Your Right To Fight] Reference
It is why our presidents and Prime Ministers promote democracy abroad and befoul it at home. From Wordnik.com. [THE COLLAPSE OF ENLIGHTENMENT] Reference
But, thanks to the Internet, with a bit of luck it will no longer have the power to befoul our democracy. From Wordnik.com. [Arianna Huffington: The Internet and the Death of Rovian Politics] Reference
And amen to Ian imploring those who feel so compelled to befoul this comment section to start your own blogs. From Wordnik.com. [vast deference] Reference
One Comment levitra alternative says: levitra alternative spline Parsons: bushy, hypodermics befoul triggered. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Review of Restoring the Lost Constitution:] Reference
So on Izzy, her shame-maid, love shone befond her tears as from Shem, her penmight, life past befoul his prime. From Wordnik.com. [Finnegans Wake] Reference
And because the physical effects of age befoul the air, the toilet deodorizes its bowl, its user, and the room. From Wordnik.com. [Shock of Gray] Reference
The harpies were relatively clumsy flyers, so they too had to hitch rides, promising not to befoul their steeds. From Wordnik.com. [Isle of View]
Some of them are men who, when they could work themselves into conventions, have attempted to belittle and befoul. From Wordnik.com. [A Political History of the State of New York, Volumes 1-3] Reference
Would Kitchener, whose dread name strikes terror to the heart of every burgher, would he befoul his foeman's fame?. From Wordnik.com. [Campaign Pictures of the War in South Africa (1899-1900) Letters from the Front] Reference
Though the wrong questions might accidentally lead to some right answers, they are more likely to befoul discussion. From Wordnik.com. [Death, Legal and Illegal] Reference
Does he think it more favorable to suppress violently a slave rebellion than to befoul his family with venereal disease?. From Wordnik.com. ['The London Hanged'] Reference
Jwest will be the first to throw a hissy fit and befoul his panties after his favorite Starbucks raises their prices 200%. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Global warming is a ‘nightmare’ for coffee.] Reference
They may befoul our names, but they can not stop our praying. From Wordnik.com. [The Heart-Cry of Jesus] Reference
You see I have put gloves on, that I may not befoul myself by touching you. From Wordnik.com. [Debts of Honor] Reference
Pamphlets befoul those who write them much more than those against whom they are written. From Wordnik.com. [Louise de la Valliere] Reference
They will close in on you tomorrow -- you and all the dirty vermin that befoul these cliffs. From Wordnik.com. [Wappin' Wharf A Frightful Comedy of Pirates] Reference
If she said nothing, not a soul could befoul her by linking her name to that of a stage-robber. From Wordnik.com. [The Long Chance] Reference
He, the officer, must befoul his person and derange his hours of rest and recreation, that others may enjoy. From Wordnik.com. [Shandygaff] Reference
Our species threatens to consume and befoul the natural world at a rate that far exceeds our planet's carrying capacity. From Wordnik.com. [AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed] Reference
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