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Meanings of smearing in English
Effort to damage or call into question someone's reputation, by propounding negative propaganda.
Synonyms
Examples for "smear campaign"
Examples for "smear campaign"
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But in the case of his latest smear campaign, the reaction is.
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She responded to those claims by saying it's just a smear campaign.
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Trump denied the allegations, saying they were part of a smear campaign.
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Labour claims the Tories are orchestrating a smear campaign against its conclusions.
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It accuses big drugmakers of conducting a smear campaign to suppress competition.
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He dismissed Murphy's carefully worded concerns with an unfounded accusation that Murphy was engaging in "a smear tactic dressed up as concern".
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Isn't he deploying the same smear tactics as the US government?
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He has been accused of smear tactics by opponents of the EU treaty changes.
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Katumbi has denied the charges and accused the government of resorting to smear tactics.
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When smear tactics get the better of one contender, much of the class dissolves in sympathetic tears.
Usage of smearing in English
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Visit Website Pros Excellent at smearing and toe-hooking thanks to friendly flex.
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That night we set both traps, smearing peanut butter on the triggers.
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Its chitin-lined suckers scraped the plastic, smearing long welts along the tube.
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Gimme some room, I keep smearing my blush. Everyone glares at me.
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In a minute he was up again, smearing lard on pine knots.
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He grunted and began reading while smearing cream cheese on a bagel.
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The ear cat snuggles in, smearing earwax all over Irene's cat collection.
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I see squat, rocky creatures smearing pizza slices onto their digestive membranes.
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He sat up slowly, grass stains smearing the chest of his T-shirt.
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Mr Burston later admitted to smearing blood on Ms Hanson's office door.
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Not without taking the cake and smearing it into Marc's perfect face.
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One long finger stabbed at the torn sheet, smearing the still-wet ink.
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A sopping wet cough, his right forearm smearing mucus across his cheek.
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She brushed her hands together, but succeeded only in smearing the dust.
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I followed her trail of blood smearing the center of the funnel.
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Her head came up to show tear trails smearing chubby pale cheeks.
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Translations for smearing
Catalan
Smearing through the time
Smearing across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common