Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bestream

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: be-stream
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To stream around, about, or all over; flood.

Intransitive verb

verb

To flow in a stream; stream down.

Transitive verb

verb

To drench; mark by streams of.

Transitive verb

verb

To cover or be covered in; adorn; wear.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"His eyes bestreamed with tears, his large heart quaking [...]"
"Merchant plays you with a smile beguiling, Wife beguiles you with her tears bestreaming, [...]"
"Tears bestreamed her face, and the Elder of Midpoint was somewhat bemused at this reception."
"[...] and, from using only moderate exercise, I am so bestreamed with perspiration as to make it necessary to change my clothes four or five times in the course of the day: [...]"
"[...] it is easy to conceive her terror when she saw my friend in this predicament, lying in my arms, and both of us bestreamed with blood."
"The collars of his serge jacket were pulled up high above his ears, making a fantastic setting for his grimy, tear-bestreamed countenance, [...]"

Etymology

From be- + stream. Cognate with German beströmen (“to pervade”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: be

Usage

Inflected Forms

bestreams (present, singular) bestreaming (participle, present) bestreamed (participle, past) bestreamed (past)

Questions

What does bestream mean?: To stream around, about, or all over; flood.
Where does bestream come from?: From be- + stream. Cognate with German beströmen (“to pervade”).

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