a small untidy mark made by a substance such as dirt or ink
Synonyms and related words
Dirty marks
mark
spot
smear
smudge
noun countable
US /smʌdʒ/
Other entries for this word
smudgeverb
Word Forms
singular
smudge
plural
smudges
DEFINITIONS1
1
a small messy mark made by a substance such as dirt or ink
Synonyms and related words
Dirty marks
mark
spot
smear
smudge
verb
UK /smʌdʒ/
Other entries for this word
smudgenoun
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
smudge
he/she/it
smudges
present participle
smudging
past tense
smudged
past participle
smudged
DEFINITIONS2
1
intransitive/transitive if you smudge something such as ink, or if it smudges, you make it spread across the page in an untidy way by touching it when it is still wet
Synonyms and related words
To make things dirty
dirty
pollute
smear
2
transitive to put a dirty mark on a clean surface
Synonyms and related words
To make things dirty
dirty
pollute
smear
derived word
smudgy
adjective
a smudgyphotograph
Synonyms and related words
Dirty
dirty
filthy
messy
smudge
verb
US /smʌdʒ/
Other entries for this word
smudgenoun
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
smudge
he/she/it
smudges
present participle
smudging
past tense
smudged
past participle
smudged
DEFINITIONS2
1
intransitive/transitive if you smudge something such as ink, or if it smudges, you make it spread across the page in an a messy way by touching it when it is still wet