smutch
/smʌtʃ/
noun
- A mark or stain made by dirt, soot, or smoke; a smudge.
- She tried to rub the smutch off the window, but it left a smear.
- The child came home with a smutch of chocolate on his nose.
- There was a smutch of ink on the corner of the letter.
verb
- To make a dirty mark or stain on something; to smudge.
- He smutched the paper with his greasy fingers.
- The wet paint smutched her sleeve when she brushed against the wall.
- Be careful not to smutch the clean tablecloth with the charcoal.
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