[ UK /smˈʌd‍ʒ/ ]
[ US /ˈsmədʒ/ ]
NOUN
  1. a blemish made by dirt
    he had a smudge on his cheek
  2. a smoky fire to drive away insects
VERB
  1. make a smudge on; soil by smudging
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How To Use smudge In A Sentence

  • The quick touch buttons on the top are not really "touchable," you have to smudge (grind) the button a little to use it. Newegg.com RSS Feed - Daily Deals
  • Ditch your mascara, use your fingers rather than a brush and don't forget to smudge your lipstick. Times, Sunday Times
  • The characters look great - being that they are 3D models with hand drawn looks - using techniques such as calligraphic strokes and ink smudges to resemble true anime art, but, it still feels like more of the same. Epinions Recent Content for Home
  • SUMMER heat is finally here but with it comes the worry of sweaty, smeared foundation and smudged eyeliner. The Sun
  • His St. Petersburg is another "Unreal City" whose wraithlike inhabitants leave hardly a smudge where they've passed. A Master of Technique
  • In the poet Gerard Manley Hopkins' evocative phrasing, ‘All is seared with trade; bleared, smeared with toil; and wears man's smudge and shares man's smell.’
  • The tiny, flickery viewscreen from a public matterfax at the Sont Mikaal gate station, with its scratched plastic case and the smudged dust of a dozen systems. 365 tomorrows » 2008 » May : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day
  • The writing pieces around the bag of melted ice had ink smudges all over them, enough for it to be illegible.
  • Suddenly there was a promising smudge on the horizon, which quickly resolved itself into a misty outline familiar from many a Turner painting.
  • One of Sonia's latest finishes is called "touch", which is a special rubber varnish that is water-repellent and smudge-proof.
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