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scumble

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

1scum·ble

verb \ˈskəm-bəl\
scum·bledscum·bling\-b(ə-)liŋ\

Definition of SCUMBLE

transitive verb
1
a : to make (as color or a painting) less brilliant by covering with a thin coat of opaque or semiopaque color applied with a nearly dry brush b : to apply (a color) in this manner
2
: to soften the lines or colors of (a drawing) by rubbing lightly

Origin of SCUMBLE

perhaps frequentative of 2scum
First Known Use: 1798

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