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Sullies vs Cullies - What's the difference?

sullies | cullies |

As a verb sullies

is (sully).

As a noun cullies is

.

sullies

English

Verb

(head)
  • (sully)

    • sully

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Verb

  • to soil or stain; to dirty
    • He did not wish to sully his hands with gardening.
  • * Roscommon
    • statues sullied yet with sacrilegious smoke
  • to damage or corrupt
    • He did not wish to sully his reputation with an ill-mannered comment.
  • * Atterbury
    • no spots to sully the brightness of this solemnity
  • To become soiled or tarnished.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • Silvering will sully and canker more than gilding.

    cullies

    English

    Noun

    (head)