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- Dictionarysmudge/smʌdʒ/
verb
- 1. cause (something) to become messily smeared by rubbing it: "she dabbed her eyes, careful not to smudge her make-up" Similar
noun
- 1. a blurred or smeared mark on the surface of something: "a smudge of blood on the floor"
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a mark with no particular shape that is caused, usually by accident, by rubbing something such as ink or a dirty finger across a surface: Her hands were covered in dust and she had a black smudge on her nose. figurative She said we were nearly there, but the island was still no more than a distant smudge on the horizon. Synonyms.
1. a. : to make a smudge on. b. : to soil as if by smudging. 2. a. : to rub, daub, or wipe in a smeary manner. b. : to make indistinct : blur. smudged the writing. 3. : to smoke or protect by means of a smudge. intransitive verb. 1. : to make a smudge. 2. : to become smudged.
verb. to smear, blur, or soil or cause to do so. tr to fill (an area) with smoke in order to drive insects away or guard against frost. noun. a smear or dirty mark. a blurred form or area. that smudge in the distance is a quarry. a smoky fire for driving insects away or protecting fruit trees or plants from frost. Discover More. Derived Forms.
1. to smear, blur, or soil or cause to do so. 2. ( tr) chiefly US and Canadian to fill (an area) with smoke in order to drive insects away or guard against frost. n. 3. a smear or dirty mark.
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.
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.
SMUDGE definition: 1. a dirty mark: 2. If ink, paint, etc smudges, or if it is smudged, it becomes dirty or not clear…. Learn more.
