ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Smudging

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Smudging is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of smudge.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of smudge.

More Meanings

  1. The act of something being smudged.
  2. A stain or smear left by something being smudged.
  3. (paganism) Suffumigation.

Example Sentences

One of the most common forms of purification is done with smoke, using some kind of smoking or smudging.
Besides, the body paint would probably be visible on the sheets as dark smudgings, since the films were merely in black and white.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include smirch, smutch, smear, blot, blur, spot.

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