How to Pronounce "befouled"
word
bɪˈfaʊld
bih-FOULD
bɪfˈaʊl
bif-OWL
Definition
To make something dirty or polluted, especially something that was clean or pure before.
IPA Transcription
American English
bɪˈfaʊld
British English
bɪfˈaʊl
Simplified Pronunciation
US
bih-FOULD
UK
bif-OWL
Listen in Context
The river was befouled by the factory’s waste.
Her white dress was befouled after she fell in the mud.
The air became befouled from the burning garbage.
Over the years, tourists befouled the once-pristine beach.