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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024smudge /smʌdʒ/USA pronunciation n., v., smudged, smudg•ing. n. [countable] - a dirty mark or smear:a few smudges on his face.
v. [~ + object] - to mark with dirty streaks or smears:His face was smudged with mud.
- to rub or wipe so as to smear:She didn't want to smudge her lipstick.
smudg•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024smudge (smuj),USA pronunciation n., v., smudged, smudg•ing. n. - a dirty mark or smear.
- a smeary state.
- a stifling smoke.
- Agriculturea smoky fire, esp. one made for driving away mosquitoes or safeguarding fruit trees from frost.
v.t. - to mark with dirty streaks or smears.
- Agricultureto fill with smudge, as to drive away insects or protect fruit trees from frost.
v.i. - to form a smudge on something.
- to become smudged:White shoes smudge easily.
- to smolder or smoke;
emit smoke, as a smudge pot.
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- late Middle English smogen (verb, verbal) 1400–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: smudge /smʌdʒ/ vb - to smear, blur, or soil or cause to do so
- (transitive) chiefly US Canadian to fill (an area) with smoke in order to drive insects away or guard against frost
n - a smear or dirty mark
- a blurred form or area: that smudge in the distance is a quarry
- chiefly US Canadian a smoky fire for driving insects away or protecting fruit trees or plants from frost
Etymology: 15th Century: of uncertain originˈsmudgily, ˈsmudgedly adv |