All 5 Uses of
taint
in
Tenth Grade Bleeds
- But tainting their precious time together was the matter of Henry, and the gnawing feeling that Vlad was somehow responsible for his cloudy mood.†
Chpt 7. *tainting = spoiling (so as not to be desirable)
- He seemed to be bursting with things to say, but holding them in, as if he didn't want to taint Vlad's mood with his own.†
Chpt 13.taint = to spoil something so it is not desirable
- Nelly smiled, but her smile was tainted with a strange sadness that Vlad wasn't sure he would ever understand.†
Chpt 13.tainted = spoiled or contaminated
- And he'd be damned if he was going to taint his palate with the bitter crimson of an arrogant half-breed.†
Chpt 15.taint = to spoil something so it is not desirable
- However, it is crucial that the vampire restrain him or herself from imbibing any of the drudge's blood, lest the ritual become tainted and ineffective.†
Chpt 17.tainted = spoiled or contaminated
Definitions:
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(1)
(taint) to spoil something so it is not desirable -- as when bacteria contaminates a food; or as when a rumor makes people distrust a person
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, taint is used in a non-negative way to refer to a trace of something.