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Meaning of 'smudge' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Smudge [ n.]
- A suffocating smoke.
- A heap of damp combustibles partially ignited and burning slowly, placed on the windward side of a house, tent, or the like, in order, by the thick smoke, to keep off mosquitoes or other insects.
- That which is smeared upon anything; a stain; a blot; a smutch; a smear.
2 . Smudge [ v. t.]
- To stifle or smother with smoke; to smoke by means of a smudge.
- To smear; to smutch; to soil; to blacken with smoke.

Meaning of 'smudge' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . smudge [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a blemish made by dirt
Example in sentence:
  • he had a smudge on his cheek

Nearby Words:

smudged smudginess smudging smug smugged smugging smuggle smuggled smuggler smuggling

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