smudge

To smudge something is to make it dirty or smear it with something. You might smudge ink or paint on a piece of paper.

  • He smudged his makeup all over his face.

  • She smudged food all over her plate.

Definition of smudge

verb

make a smudge on; soil by smudging

Synonyms:

blur, smear, smutch

noun

a blemish made by dirt

Synonyms:

blot, daub, slur, smear, smirch, spot

noun

a smoky fire to drive away insects

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Example Sentences for smudge

  • 1

    It's the smudge and blur effect in Photoshop.

  • 2

    The art work was done by smudge.

  • 3

    I found a smudge on my shirt.

  • 4

    The end result is a smudge of paint on the canvas.

  • 5

    Note that the smudge in the upper right of the disc is a fingermark.

  • 6

    The tale mentions there is a smudge around the glowing fire.

  • 7

    Another feature of pitch missing from this is the smudge bid.

  • 8

    Her lipstick and rouge looked freshly applied, not at all smudged.

  • 9

    Mugwort amongst other herbs were often bound into smudge sticks.

  • 10

    Our smudge and blear and soil, he proposes, do not efface the glory.