bespangle

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bespangle

(bɪˈspæŋɡəl)

(tr) to cover or adorn with or as if with spangles

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bespangle

Past participle: bespangled
Gerund: bespangling

Imperative
bespangle
bespangle

Present
I bespangle
you bespangle
he/she/it bespangles
we bespangle
you bespangle
they bespangle

Preterite
I bespangled
you bespangled
he/she/it bespangled
we bespangled
you bespangled
they bespangled

Present Continuous
I am bespangling
you are bespangling
he/she/it is bespangling
we are bespangling
you are bespangling
they are bespangling

Present Perfect
I have bespangled
you have bespangled
he/she/it has bespangled
we have bespangled
you have bespangled
they have bespangled

Past Continuous
I was bespangling
you were bespangling
he/she/it was bespangling
we were bespangling
you were bespangling
they were bespangling

Past Perfect
I had bespangled
you had bespangled
he/she/it had bespangled
we had bespangled
you had bespangled
they had bespangled

Future
I will bespangle
you will bespangle
he/she/it will bespangle
we will bespangle
you will bespangle
they will bespangle

Future Perfect
I will have bespangled
you will have bespangled
he/she/it will have bespangled
we will have bespangled
you will have bespangled
they will have bespangled

Future Continuous
I will be bespangling
you will be bespangling
he/she/it will be bespangling
we will be bespangling
you will be bespangling
they will be bespangling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been bespangling
you have been bespangling
he/she/it has been bespangling
we have been bespangling
you have been bespangling
they have been bespangling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been bespangling
you will have been bespangling
he/she/it will have been bespangling
we will have been bespangling
you will have been bespangling
they will have been bespangling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been bespangling
you had been bespangling
he/she/it had been bespangling
we had been bespangling
you had been bespangling
they had been bespangling

Conditional
I would bespangle
you would bespangle
he/she/it would bespangle
we would bespangle
you would bespangle
they would bespangle

Past Conditional
I would have bespangled
you would have bespangled
he/she/it would have bespangled
we would have bespangled
you would have bespangled
they would have bespangled

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Verb	1.	bespangle - decorate with spangles; "the star-spangled banner" spangle adorn, decorate, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"
	2.	bespangle - dot or sprinkle with sparkling or glittering objects disperse, sprinkle, dot, scatter, dust - distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"

Translations

bespangle

vt → besetzen; bespangled costume → mit Pailletten besetztes Kostüm; the sky bespangled with … (liter) → der mit … übersäte Himmel

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