Smudge — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a smoky fire to drive away insects

a blemish made by dirt

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/smˈʌdʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/smˈʌdʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/smˈʌdʒ/

1 syllable Say it as /smˈʌdʒ/.

Examples

he had a smudge on his cheek

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

smear slur spot smirch blot daub blur smutch

Parts of Speech

noun	a smoky fire to drive away insects
noun	a blemish made by dirt “he had a smudge on his cheek”
verb	make a smudge on; soil by smudging

Word Forms

smudgy	adjective	smeared with something that soils or stains; these words are often used in combination; ; - Henry Roth
smudge	verb	make a smudge on; soil by smudging
spot	verb	become spotted
blot	verb	dry (ink) with blotting paper
smear	verb	make a smudge on; soil by smudging
smirch	verb	smear so as to make dirty or stained
smear	noun	a blemish made by dirt
smudge	noun	a blemish made by dirt

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verschmieren

ein rauchiges Feuer, um Insekten zu vertreiben

🇫🇷French

tache

un feu enfumé pour chasser les insectes

🇪🇸Spanish

mancha

Un fuego humeante para ahuyentar a los insectos.

🇮🇹Italian

sbavatura

un fuoco fumoso per scacciare gli insetti

🇳🇱Dutch

vlekken

een rokerig vuur om insecten te verdrijven

🇵🇹Portuguese

sujar

um fogo fumegante para afastar insetos

🇷🇺Russian

размазывать

дымный костер, чтобы отогнать насекомых

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धब्बा

कीड़ों को भगाने के लिए धुएँ वाली आग

🇧🇩Bengali

দাগ

পোকামাকড় তাড়ানোর জন্য একটি ধোঁয়াটে আগুন

🇮🇳Tamil

கசடு

பூச்சிகளை விரட்ட ஒரு புகை நெருப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

స్మడ్జ్

కీటకాలను తరిమికొట్టడానికి పొగతో కూడిన అగ్ని

🇮🇳Marathi

धुके

कीटक दूर करण्यासाठी धुराची आग

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્મજ

જંતુઓને ભગાડવા માટે ધુમાડાની આગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಮಡ್ಜ್

ಕೀಟಗಳನ್ನು ಓಡಿಸಲು ಹೊಗೆಯಾಡುವ ಬೆಂಕಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്മഡ്ജ്

പ്രാണികളെ തുരത്താൻ പുകയുന്ന തീ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧੱਬਾ

ਕੀੜੇ-ਮਕੌੜਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਭਜਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਧੂੰਏਂ ਵਾਲੀ ਅੱਗ

🇵🇰Urdu

دھندلا

کیڑوں کو بھگانے کے لیے دھواں دار آگ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

弄脏

生火驱虫

🇯🇵Japanese

汚れ

昆虫を追い払うための煙のような火

🇰🇷Korean

더러움

벌레를 쫓아내는 연기 나는 불

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vết bẩn

lửa khói để xua đuổi côn trùng

🇹🇭Thai

รอยเปื้อน

ควันไฟเพื่อขับไล่แมลง

🇮🇩Indonesian

noda

api berasap untuk mengusir serangga

🇵🇭Filipino

mantsa

isang umuusok na apoy upang itaboy ang mga insekto

🇲🇾Malay

comot

api berasap untuk menghalau serangga

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لطخة

نار مدخنة لطرد الحشرات

🇮🇷Persian

لک کردن

آتش دودی برای دور کردن حشرات

🇹🇷Turkish

leke

böcekleri uzaklaştırmak için dumanlı bir ateş

🇮🇱Hebrew

כֶּתֶם

אש עשנה כדי לגרש חרקים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'smudge'?

The primary meaning of 'smudge' is 'a smoky fire to drive away insects'.

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Using 'smudge' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'smudge' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'smudge' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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