smudge
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Etymology 1
[edit] Noun
smudge (plural smudges)
- A blemish; a smear.
- There was a smudge on the paper.
- Dense smoke, such as that used for fumigation.
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[edit] Translations
dense smoke, such as used for fumigation
[edit] Etymology 2
From Middle English smogen.
[edit] Verb
smudge (third-person singular simple present smudges, present participle smudging, simple past and past participle smudged)
- To obscure by blurring; to smear.
- To soil or smear with dirt.
- To use dense smoke to protect from insects.
[edit] Synonyms
- (to obscure by blurring): blur, smear
- (to soil or smear with dirt): smutch, soil
- (to use smoke against insects): fumigate
[edit] Translations
to obscure by blurring
to soil or smear with dirt
