HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
← Back to search

Meaning of filthen | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1

Definitions

To cover with filth; besmut; besmirch; make filthy.

nonstandard, rare, transitive

Examples

“Rock oil was considered, then, a local nuisance, a malodorous black gunk that floated like a rumor down the creek, filthening whatever it touched: a farmer's overalls, a cow's hide, a child's shoes.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

Learn this word in context

See filthen used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course