Definition of "defiling" [defiling]

• Present participle of defile. (verb)

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• "And then there's a more personal, if you want, reason and it is he's personally hurt by what he called the defiling of the sacred land of Arabia that is the presence of our forces there starting with the Gulf War until this very day."
• "The glittering columns of the Hebrews might even now be perceived defiling from the mountains, and forming at the extremity of the plain."
• "I should not like the idea of defiling your head with filth in crawling over you."