Explore Smudge through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like smear or blur. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Smudge meaning
- A blemish or smear, especially a dark or sooty one.
- Dense smoke, such as that used for fumigation.
- A heap of damp combustibles partially ignited and burning slowly, placed on the windward side of a house, tent, etc. to keep off mosquitoes or other insects.
Using Smudge
- The main meaning on this page is: A blemish or smear, especially a dark or sooty one. | Dense smoke, such as that used for fumigation. | A heap of damp combustibles partially ignited and burning slowly, placed on the windward side of a house, tent, etc. to keep off mosquitoes or other insects.
- Useful related words include: smear, smutch, blur, mar.
- In the example corpus, smudge often appears in combinations such as: smudge the, smudge to, the smudge.
Context around Smudge
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 10 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Smudge
- In this selection, "smudge" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, expressionist, faint, except, proof, free and went stand out and add context to how "smudge" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a faint smudge to those and a root smudge to make. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "smudge" sits close to words such as abbeys, abundances and aced, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with smudge
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Smudge is hoping for your smidge. (6 words)
Smudge went missing when I was eight months pregnant in 2015. (11 words)
Then there was talk of the smudge pots contributing to smog. (11 words)
It's so easy to use, I achieved a perfect flick and was able to add to it as desired without messing up, taking it all off and restarting (If you know you know!) Didn't smudge, didn't flake and was easy to remove at the end of the night. (51 words)
It is due to pass closest to the planet – still some 42 million kilometres away – on Wednesday night, into the early hours of Thursday and in a very dark sky will appear as a faint smudge to those looking for it with the naked eye. (45 words)
No7's Stay Perfect Mascara is quite glossy and wet upon application, but when it dries down, this mascara leaves nothing except smudge-free, ultra-black lashes — which, true to its name, actually stay perfect all day. (37 words)
The mattifying finish of the pencil also makes it smudge-proof, and keeps those stunning brows on lock all day long! (21 words)
Example sentences (20)
An abstract expressionist smudge, the mass-produced kind you might find in a cheap hotel room, that is more mocking posture than actual art, is framed on the wall.
It is due to pass closest to the planet – still some 42 million kilometres away – on Wednesday night, into the early hours of Thursday and in a very dark sky will appear as a faint smudge to those looking for it with the naked eye.
No7's Stay Perfect Mascara is quite glossy and wet upon application, but when it dries down, this mascara leaves nothing except smudge-free, ultra-black lashes — which, true to its name, actually stay perfect all day.
Smudge went missing when I was eight months pregnant in 2015.
The rippled back is a nice design element and keeps smudge marks at bay.
To get the finishing look, Limoz started with a root smudge to make my fresh gold and caramel highlights look a touch more natural, before flexing his fingers and starting on my blow dry.
While touch may seem to be an interesting feature given that you smudge up a smartphone every day, consider if it’s important on a laptop.
He added: “It’s a massive achievement for Smudge, 10 years at the club.
However, the OPI miniatures come with a surprisingly wide brush, making the application of the smudge-resistant quick-dry formula a breeze.
In that same vein, while this formula isn't technically waterproof, I've worn it (accidentally) during a hot yoga class with very little transfer — simply a tiny smudge that was probably only noticeable to me.
It's smudge- and transfer-proof and can help to infuse your lips with hydrating ingredients.
It's so easy to use, I achieved a perfect flick and was able to add to it as desired without messing up, taking it all off and restarting (If you know you know!) Didn't smudge, didn't flake and was easy to remove at the end of the night.
Smudge doesn’t know how to eat fish and Bevington worries that his difficulties could be the result of plastic pollution.
Smudge is hoping for your smidge.
Smudge these deep purples, blues or greens into the roots of the lashes then black mascara, and that will add light around the eyes.
The mattifying finish of the pencil also makes it smudge-proof, and keeps those stunning brows on lock all day long!
Then there was talk of the smudge pots contributing to smog.
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The smudge- and humidity-proof formulation is super light, so conversation-starting lashes actually feel naked.
They hug, and now LeBron wets his thumb and wipes a smudge of what looks like shaving cream off Bronny’s cheek.
Common combinations with smudge
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- smudge the 2×
- smudge to 2×
- the smudge 2×
- smudge of 2×
- smudge and 2×
- to smudge 2×