begging

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From the frozen Moscow River, from the Kremlin, and the Cathedral of St. Basil, a vapor rose, clouding the skies and befogging the stars.

From Time Magazine Archive

A man finally gets justice at the bar of his own conscience, but it is extorted gradually, reluctantly, with much befogging of the case.

From Opening a Chestnut Burr by Roe, Edward Payson

His course stretched before him—through the befogging, unmanning sweetness—to daylight and self-respect and an uncompromising sincerity of life.

From The Torch Bearer by Marquis, Reina Melcher

He had not been German long enough for befogging his mind to that point, but the moment was decisive for much to come, especially for political morals.

From The Education of Henry Adams by Adams, Henry

Yet that could not explain the hypnotism the man had for me, befogging, as it sometimes did, an honest estimate.

From The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story by O'Brien, Edward J. (Edward Joseph Harrington)