smudge
🇺🇸
/smʌdʒ/
🇬🇧
/smʌdʒ/
noun
R
A mark made by something dirty or oily, which is not clear or well-defined.
The child left a smudge of chocolate on the tablecloth.
verb
R
To accidentally spread something like ink or paint, making it unclear or messy.
She tried to fix the smudge on the painting but only made it worse.
R
To make a dirty mark on something by rubbing or pressing against it.
The cat smudged the wall as it rubbed against it.
translation
A mark made by something dirty or oily, which is not clear or well-defined.
To accidentally spread something like ink or paint, making it unclear or messy.; To make a dirty mark on something by rubbing or pressing against it.
Word Forms
3rd Present
smudges
Past
smudged
Perfect
smudged
Progressive
smudging
Plural
smudges