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bespawl

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /bɪˈspɔːl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /bɪˈspɔl/
  • rhymes with -ɔːl

1

verb

Meaning 1

To daub, make foul, or soil (someone or something) with spawl or spittle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: beslobber, bespit, bespittle

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From be- (prefix meaning ‘about; around’) + spawl (“to scatter spittle from the mouth, spit”).