daggle
- Verb (intransitive and transitive):
- To trail or be dragged through mud or wet ground: "daggle" refers to the act of dragging something (such as clothing or fabric) through mud, water, or dirt, often becoming soiled or wet as a result.
- To become wet, muddy, or bedraggled: The verb can also describe the state of something being left to hang and trail in mud or water, becoming dirty or soaked.
- (The coat was dragged through mud and water, becoming wet and dirty.)
- (She allowed her skirt to trail and be dragged through the mud.)
- (The leash was pulled along and became soiled by the damp ground.)
"to be daggled": to be in a state of being wet and dirty from being dragged.
- After the storm, the curtains were daggled with mud from the open window. (The curtains had been blown into the mud and were now soiled.)
"daggle-tail" (archaic): a person, especially a woman, whose clothes are wet and dirty from trailing; a slatternly or untidy person.
- She looked like a daggle-tail after walking through the swamp. (Her clothes were bedraggled and muddy from the walk.)
Daggled (adj): made wet or dirty by being dragged through mud or water.
- The daggled hem of her dress left a trail of mud on the floor. (The hem was wet and dirty from being dragged.)
Daggling (adj): the act of trailing or dragging through mud.
- The daggling rope was covered in muck. (The rope was being dragged and became covered in mud.)
- Bedraggle: to make (something) wet and dirty by dragging it through mud or water.
- Sully: to make something dirty or soiled.
- Trail: to drag or allow to drag along a surface.
Daggle about (phrasal verb): to wander or move about in a way that drags clothing through mud or dirt.
- The children daggled about in the garden after the rain. (They moved around, trailing their clothes in the wet mud.)
Daggle through (phrasal verb): to drag something through a substance (e.g., mud, water).
- He daggled the rope through the swampy ground. (He pulled the rope through the muddy area.)
- Daggle-tail fashion (archaic): in a manner that causes clothing to become wet and dirty from trailing.
- She walked daggle-tail fashion across the wet lawn. (She walked so that her skirt dragged and became soiled.)
Note: "Daggle" is an archaic or dialectal word, rarely used in modern English. It is most often encountered in historical texts or rural descriptive writing. Its meaning overlaps with "bedraggle," which is more common today.