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Examples of smudge in a Sentence
Don't smudge the picture with your dirty hands!
His face was smudged with grease.
Recent Examples of smudge from the Web
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Her mascara is a little smudged over her right eye.
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When Disney smudges its storytelling fingerprints on the script, Eric Hosmer rotates his hips against Brewers right-hander Matt Albers on Thursday, heads into a determined trot and the Padres steal opening day.
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From there until the final image, which powerfully reminds us that not every loss can be undone, the production insists on pushing the tonal contrasts rather than smudging them.
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Draw a hashtag on the outer corner of your eyelid and smudging it out with the sponge.
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Line your eyes with a black gel liner, and then smudge it.
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Barose then smudge the blue shadows along both lash lines, winging out the edges with black for serious drama.
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The pendulum guides her to smudge the room with sage before gently tapping orchestral gongs, tuning forks, and tinny bells.
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There was Oshie, cheeks smudged with eye black and fingernails painted turquoise by his two daughters, walking wide-eyed while bagpipes blared the Top Gun theme as a pregame escort.
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Origin and Etymology of smudge
smudge Synonyms
Synonyms
befoul, begrime, bemire, besmirch, blacken, daub, dirty, foul, grime, mire, muck, muddy, smirch, soil, stain, sully;
Near Antonyms
brush, dry-clean, dust, launder, mop, rinse, scour, scrub, sweep, wash, wipe;
Related Words
contaminate, defile, pollute, taint;
confuse, disarrange, disarray, dishevel, disorder, draggle, jumble, mess, muddle;
Definition of smudge
1 a
: a blurry spot or streak
b
: an immaterial stain
- cleanse him of every last smudge of impropriety
- —Richard Hanser
c
: an indistinct mass : blur
2
: a smoldering mass placed on the windward side (as to protect from frost)
3
: a bid of four in pitch that if made wins the game
Examples of smudge in a Sentence
His hand left a grimy smudge on the wall.
the president's spouse must not have the slightest smudge of scandal
Recent Examples of smudge from the Web
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The town of Haparanda, 700 miles north of Stockholm, is a lonely smudge of civilization in the vast tundra of Swedish Lapland.
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The driver’s door had dark marks, possibly a logo or smudge marks, police said.
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According to the brand's website, the highlighter dries completely smudge-proof, and boasts a perfect fall scent of vanilla, caramel, and jasmine.
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Beauty Bakerie’s popular line of no-smudge Lip Whip liquid matte lipsticks ($20) and Flour-Setting Powder for long-wear foundation ($24) are favorites among their primary consumers: 18- to 24-year-old women.
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Other interior niceties include a gray leather dash panel, a steering wheel wrapped in faux suede, and finger-smudge-friendly gloss black trim on the center console.
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During this time, Chrissy came around with various treats including a smudge of essential oil on my forehead that smelled like a forest of hippies, a ringing of a chime into my ear, and a wave of incense.
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The main difference is in texture—the back is made of glass now—meaning that fingerprint smudges were common, just like with the iPhone 4 some years ago.
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Larger orchards heat trees with smudge pots or use helicopters and wind machines to stir up the air on particularly frigid nights.
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First Known Use of smudge
circa 1774
smudge Synonyms
Near Antonyms
chasteness, chastity, modesty, purity, stainlessness;
honesty, integrity, probity, rectitude, uprightness;
goodness, righteousness, virtuousness;
fame;
Related Words
discredit, disesteem, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, guilt, ignominy, infamy, obloquy, odium, opprobrium, reproach, shame;
corruption, depravity, immorality, iniquity, sin, vice;
SMUDGE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of smudge for English Language Learners
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: to make a dirty mark, spot, streak, etc., on (something)
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: to become blurry and unclear by being touched or rubbed
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: to make (something) blurry or unclear by touching or rubbing it
SMUDGE Defined for Kids
Definition of smudge for Students
smudged;
smudging
: to soil or blur by rubbing or smearing
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