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Meanings of smudge in English

Portuguese
mancha
Catalan
taca
Spanish
manchón

A blemish made by dirt.

      mancha
      Catalan
      tacar
      Spanish
      ensuciar

      Make a smudge on; soil by smudging.

            tacar
            Usage of smudge in English
            1
            You can see the dark smudge in the glister of the dewdrops.
            In Search of the Okapi / A Story of Adventure in Central Africa
            2
            The smudge on this shiny array of good news is about wages.
            News.com.au
            3
            There was a black smudge in the sky, blacker than the darkness.
            The Soul of the War
            4
            There was a smudge on the carpet made by the falling candles.
            The Puppet Crown
            5
            The smudge was dust, dug up by the feet of many oxen.
            Kid Wolf of Texas / A Western Story
            6
            Under cover of the drifting smudge, he sent Elaine to the passage.
            As It Was in the Beginning
            7
            She swiped the back of her hand across her lip's mustard smudge.
            Mysterious Skin
            8
            It doesn't smudge throughout the day and the packaging is super sleek.
            News.com.au
            9
            Upon the left side half way up a tiny smudge was visible.
            The Mad King
            10
            Ahead, up near the rim of the horizon, lay a black smudge.
            The Girl in the Golden Atom
            11
            He now reached up and rubbed a smudge on the frail glass.
            Forge of Darkness
            12
            The tents were set up, smudge fires built and supper quickly prepared.
            Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders; Or, The Underground Search for...
            13
            I could perceive the little group, but merely as a black smudge.
            My Lady of Doubt
            14
            There's even a smudge of one on the map of the park.
            A necessary evil
            15
            A smudge fire and canvas head-coverings gave us only a partial immunity.
            Hunting with the Bow & Arrow
            16
            But as you watch there appears and disappears a little dark smudge.
            The Worst Journey in the World / Antarctic 1910-1913
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            Translations for smudge
            Portuguese
            manchanódoa
            Smudge through the time
            Smudge across language varieties
            United States of America
            Common
            United Kingdom
            Common