SMUDGE


Meaning of SMUDGE in English

(~s, smudging, ~d)

1.

A ~ is a dirty mark.

There was a dark ~ on his forehead.

...~s of blood.

N-COUNT

2.

If you ~ a substance such as ink, paint, or make-up that has been put on a surface, you make it less neat by touching or rubbing it.

Smudge the outline using a cotton-wool bud...

Her lipstick was ~d.

VERB: V n, V-ed

3.

If you ~ a surface, you make it dirty by touching it and leaving a substance on it.

She kissed me, careful not to ~ me with her fresh lipstick...

VERB: V n

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