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verb · intransitive

smutch

smutch · smutches · smutched · smutching

To soil, stain or smudgeTo soil, stain or smudge.

/smʌt͡ʃ/

Meaning

1 senses

To soil, stain or smudge.
make a smudge on; soil by smudging

Origin

Perhaps an alteration of smudge, smatch, or smooch.

Perhaps an alteration of smudge, smatch, or smooch.

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Forms

smutches, smutching, smutched, smutched

Base form	smutch · to smutch
3rd person singular	smutches
Present participle	smutching
Past simple	smutched
Past participle	smutched

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	smutch
he, she, it	smutches

Past simpleLesson

all persons

smutched

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have smutched
he, she, it	has smutched

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will smutch

Synonyms

50 synonyms

blurB2 contaminateB2 dirtyA1 fileB2 foulB2 soilB1 spotB2 stainB2 befoul sully tarnish assoil beclart bedaub

Close in meaning

make a smudge on; soil by smudging:smear blur smudge

Lessons 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

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

smuggler smuglyC1 smurf snackA2 snag

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