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smudge

[ smuhj ]

noun

  1. a dirty mark or smear.
  2. a smeary state.
  3. a stifling smoke.
  4. a smoky fire, especially one made for driving away mosquitoes or safeguarding fruit trees from frost.


verb (used with object)

, smudged, smudg·ing.
  1. to mark with dirty streaks or smears.
  2. to fill with smudge, as to drive away insects or protect fruit trees from frost.

verb (used without object)

, smudged, smudg·ing.
  1. to form a smudge on something.
  2. to become smudged:

    White shoes smudge easily.

  3. to smolder or smoke; emit smoke, as a smudge pot.

smudge

/ smʌdʒ /

verb

  1. to smear, blur, or soil or cause to do so
  2. tr to fill (an area) with smoke in order to drive insects away or guard against frost
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a smear or dirty mark
  2. a blurred form or area

    that smudge in the distance is a quarry

  3. a smoky fire for driving insects away or protecting fruit trees or plants from frost
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈsmudgeless, adjective
  • ˈsmudgily, adverb
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Other Words From

  • smudged·ly adverb
  • smudgeless adjective
  • un·smudged adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of smudge1

1400–50; late Middle English smogen (v.) < ?
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Word History and Origins

Origin of smudge1

C15: of uncertain origin
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Example Sentences

While this is great for finding smudges on the paint, it’s terrible for emphasizing the distance between the walls.

The amFilm Tempered Glass Screen Protector is resistant to scratches, smudges, and even liquids without greatly affecting the touchscreen properties of the Switch’s screen.

ZEISS wipes remove smudges from fingerprints, dirt, grime, and bacteria.

Tiny drops of sweat create the fingerprint smudges used to identify us.

On a recent morning, Mahi had a smudge of baby powder visible on her neck after taking a bath.

Dylan has gone for a stroke-and-smudge technique, blurring his pastels to create an atmospheric, out-of-focus, effect.

What happened with Broadwell will be seen as a smudge on his record.

Already the patch of brush in which lay the renegade Policemen was hidden in the smudge, shut away from our sight.

The pale glow of light which came from that powder smudge on Carlson's lapel was no longer visible!

High on the left lapel of his dark suit coat was a white smudge made by some sort of powder.

In the dooryard, a dull fire smoked in a tin pan,—a "smudge" to drive off the mosquitoes.

This produced a grayish smudge, but a second and third application made a good black.

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