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- DictionarySmudge/sməj/
verb
- 1. cause (something) to become messily smeared by rubbing it: "she dabbed her eyes, careful not to smudge her makeup"
noun
- 1. a blurred or smeared mark on the surface of something: "a smudge of blood on the floor"
When you smudge something, you smear or blur it in a messy way. If you smudge your sister's drawing after she worked so hard on it, she'll be furious. You might smudge dirt across your face when you wipe your nose after digging in the garden—and the dirty mark itself can also be called a smudge.
v.tr. 1. To make dirty, especially in one small area: My shirt was smudged with soot. 2. To smear or blur (something): smudged grease on my pants; smudged her makeup. 3. To fill (an orchard or an inhabited area) with dense smoke from a smudge pot in order to prevent damage from frost or to repel insects. v.intr. 1.
3 days ago · verb. 1. to smear, blur, or soil or cause to do so. 2. (transitive) mainly US and Canadian. to fill (an area) with smoke in order to drive insects away or guard against frost. 3. mainly Canadian. to wave smoke over oneself in a cleansing ritual practised by some indigenous peoples. noun.
to fill with smudge, as to drive away insects or protect fruit trees from frost. verb (used without object), smudged, smudg·ing. to form a smudge on something.
smudge. verb. /smʌdʒ/ Verb Forms. [transitive, intransitive] smudge (something) to touch or rub something, especially wet ink or paint, so that it is no longer clear; to become not clear in this way. He had smudged his signature with his sleeve. Tears had smudged her mascara. Her lipstick had smudged. Topics Art c2. Want to learn more?
Definition of smudge – Learner’s Dictionary. smudge. noun [ C ] uk / smʌdʒ / us. a dirty mark: a smudge of ink. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence. smudge. verb [ I, T ] uk / smʌdʒ / us.
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