verb
- to soil or stain with smut or soot; to blacken or make dirty
Usage: third person singular present tense of 'besmut'; literary or formal usage
Examples
- The factory smoke besmuts the white walls of nearby buildings.
- Soot from the chimney besmuts the fresh laundry hanging outside.
- The child's muddy hands besmut the clean tablecloth.
- Industrial pollution besmuts the pristine landscape.
- Charcoal dust besmuts everything in the artist's studio.