noun Download 🔗Share A blemish or smear, especially a dark or sooty one. Examples : "There was a smudge on the paper." appearance mark Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Dense smoke, such as that used for fumigation. Examples : "The gardener lit a smudge under the apple tree to protect it from insects. " environment substance material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The smudge kept the mosquitoes away from the family's picnic tent. " environment insect nature weather utility Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (especially in the phrase "smudge stick" = "stick of incense") A quantity of herbs used in suffumigation. Examples : "The smudge stick was used in the ceremony to cleanse the classroom of bad energy. " ritual religion culture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To obscure by blurring; to smear. Examples : "The child smudged the drawing with his finger, making the colours run together. " appearance action mark Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To soil or smear with dirt. Examples : "The toddler accidentally smudged her drawing with a chocolate-covered hand. " appearance mark Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To use dense smoke to protect from insects. Examples : "The farmers smudged their fields to keep the mosquitoes away from their crops. " environment insect nature agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To stifle or smother with smoke. Examples : "The thick smoke from the bonfire smudged the campsite with soot. " environment action nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To burn herbs as a cleansing ritual (suffumigation). Examples : "Before meditation, she likes to smudge sage to purify the room's energy. " ritual religion culture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To subject to ritual burning of herbs (suffumigation, smudging). Examples : "The homeowner decided to smudge the house with sage to clear away any negative energy before moving in. " ritual religion culture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
