schmearing

/ʃmɪrɪŋ/
verb
  1. Present participle of schmear; the act of spreading a soft substance onto a surface.
    • The baker is schmearing frosting onto the cake with a steady hand.
    • She is schmearing cream cheese on bagels for the brunch guests.
    • He spends his mornings schmearing butter and jam on toast.
  2. Present participle of schmear; smearing or applying something messily.
    • He was schmearing mud on his boots while hiking.
    • Stop schmearing glue everywhere; use it carefully.
    • The kids are schmearing paint all over the paper.
noun
  1. The action or process of spreading a soft substance.
    • The art project involved the schmearing of paint across the canvas.
    • The schmearing of cream cheese is the best part of making bagels.
    • His schmearing of butter was so thick it dripped off the toast.