How to pronounce bedraggled
American English pronunciation
bih-DRAG-uld
- IPA
- /bɪˈdɹæɡəld/
- Syllables
- bih · DRAG · uld (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What bedraggled means
Wet, limp, and messy after being out in the weather
In a sentence: The cat came in from the storm looking bedraggled and grumpy.
Where it comes from: It's bedraggle, meaning "to drag through mud and wet," plus -ed.
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