smudge
To obscure by blurringTo obscure by blurring; to smear.
» My glasses are all smudged up.
Meaning
6 sensesTo obscure by blurring; to smear.
verschmieren, verwischen
разма́зыватьrazmázyvatʹ, разма́затьrazmázatʹ
To soil or smear with dirt.
verschmieren, verwischen
па́чкатьpáčkatʹ, испа́чкатьispáčkatʹ, мара́тьmarátʹ
make a smudge on; soil by smudging
To use dense smoke to protect from insects.
To stifle or smother with smoke.
(intransitive)To burn herbs as a cleansing ritual (suffumigation).
(transitive)To subject to ritual burning of herbs (suffumigation, smudging).
Examples
8 sentencesMy glasses are all smudged up.
David left smudges on the poster.
Cookie licked my face and smudged my glasses.
Rodrigo burst and smudged the room with his internals.
Keep the refrigerator's exterior clean to prevent smudges and fingerprints.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English *smogen (attested in the gerund smogynge (“soiling, smudging”)), of obFrom Middle English *smogen (attested in the gerund smogynge (“soiling, smudging”)), of obscure origin. Compare Middle English besmudded, bismuddet (“filthy”), Middle English smod (“filth, obscene behaviour”), Middle Dutch smoddich (“filthy, dirty”), German schmutzig (“dirty, filthy”).
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Forms
smudges, smudging, smudged, smudgedSynonyms
51 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle