1. present participle of begrim; to make dirty or grimy; to soil or stain with grime
Usage: literary or formal; less common in modern usage

Examples

• The factory smoke was begrimming the white walls of the nearby houses.
• Years of neglect left the old mansion begrimming with dust and cobwebs.
• The children returned from play with their clothes begrimming from mud.
• Coal dust was begrimming the workers' faces and hands.
• The city's pollution continued begrimming the once-pristine marble statues.