smutch

/smʌtʃ/
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smutch

He accidentally smutched the clean paper with his inky fingers.

Definition

Verb: 1. To make a smudge on; to soil by smudging: To mark or dirty a surface with a blurred, greasy, or sooty stain.

Usage

The verb "smutch" is used to describe the action of creating a dirty mark, typically one that is smeared or blurred. It often implies a stain from something like soot, ink, or dirt. - The child's fingers smutched the clean windowpane. - Be careful not to smutch the document with your ink-stained hands.

Advanced Usage
  • "to be smutched": To be marked or dirtied.
    • The white tablecloth was smutched with gravy.
Variants and Related Words
  • Smutch can also be used as a noun, though this is less common, meaning a dirty mark or smudge.
    • There was a dark smutch on the paper.
Synonyms
  • Smudge: To make a blurred, dirty mark.
  • Smear: To spread a substance, creating a dirty mark.
  • Soil: To make dirty.
  • Besmirch: To make dirty; to sully (often used figuratively for reputation).
Antonyms
  • Clean: To make free from dirt.
  • Purify: To remove contaminants.
  • Cleanse: To make thoroughly clean.
smutch

He accidentally smutched the clean paper with his inky fingers.

Verb
  1. make a smudge on; soil by smudging

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