"bedamn" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bedamns [present, singular, third-person], bedamning [participle, present], bedamned [participle, past], bedamned [past]
Etymology: From be- + damn. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|damn}} be- + damn Head templates: {{en-verb}} bedamn (third-person singular simple present bedamns, present participle bedamning, simple past and past participle bedamned)
  1. (transitive, somewhat vulgar) To damn or curse roundly or with iteration and emphasis; damn all over. Tags: transitive, vulgar

Inflected forms

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