verb🔗ShareBrouiller, maculerTo obscure by blurring; to smear."The artist smudged the charcoal drawing, making the lines less distinct. "L'artiste a brouillé le dessin au fusain, rendant les traits moins distincts.appearanceartactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTacher, barbouillerTo soil or smear with dirt."The toddler was smudging his drawing with chocolate from his fingers. "Le tout-petit barbouillait son dessin avec du chocolat de ses doigts.appearanceactionmarkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareUtiliser de la fumée dense pour protéger des insectesTo use dense smoke to protect from insects."We were smudging the campsite with burning sage to keep the mosquitoes away. "Nous utilisions de la sauge brûlante pour enfumer le camping afin d'éloigner les moustiques.insectenvironmentnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFumer, enfumerTo stifle or smother with smoke."The campfire was smudging the nearby trees with thick, gray smoke. "Le feu de camp fumait les arbres voisins d'une épaisse fumée grise.environmentactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire brûler des herbes en fumigationTo burn herbs as a cleansing ritual (suffumigation)."Maria was smudging her new apartment with sage to clear out any negative energy. "Maria faisait brûler de la sauge dans son nouvel appartement pour chasser toute énergie négative.ritualreligioncultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFumiger, enfumerTo subject to ritual burning of herbs (suffumigation, smudging)."Before the meditation session, she was smudging the room with sage to clear negative energy. "Avant la séance de méditation, elle fumigeait la pièce avec de la sauge pour chasser l'énergie négative.ritualreligioncultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe fait de maculer, de tacherThe act of something being smudged."The whiteboard was covered in smudging after everyone tried to erase their work too quickly. "Le tableau blanc était couvert de taches après que tout le monde ait essayé d'effacer son travail trop rapidement.markactionappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTache, maculageA stain or smear left by something being smudged."The child's messy drawing left a large smudging of crayon on the table. "Le dessin brouillon de l'enfant a laissé une grande tache de crayon sur la table.appearancemarkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFumigationSuffumigation."The ritual of smudging with sage filled the house with a pleasant, earthy aroma. "Le rituel de fumigation à la sauge a rempli la maison d'un agréable arôme terreux.ritualreligioncultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
