bespangle
bespangle · bespangles · bespangled · bespangling
To cover something with spanglesTo cover something with spangles.
» After the match, large beads of perspiration bespangled her face.
Nach dem Spiel glänzten viele Schweißperlen auf ihrem Gesicht. — pengpau
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1 sensesTo cover something with spangles.
decorate with spangles
Examples
1 sentencesAfter the match, large beads of perspiration bespangled her face.
deNach dem Spiel glänzten viele Schweißperlen auf ihrem Gesicht. — pengpau
Forms
bespangles, bespangling, bespangled, bespangled| Base form | bespangle · to bespangle |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | bespangles |
| Present participle | bespangling |
| Past simple | bespangled |
| Past participle | bespangled |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- decorate with spangles:spangle
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.