Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to smudge
Participle: smudged
Gerund: smudging
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | smudge |
| you | smudge |
| he;she;it | smudges |
| we | smudge |
| you | smudge |
| they | smudge |
Perfect
| I | have smudged |
| you | have smudged |
| he;she;it | has smudged |
| we | have smudged |
| you | have smudged |
| they | have smudged |
Past
| I | smudged |
| you | smudged |
| he;she;it | smudged |
| we | smudged |
| you | smudged |
| they | smudged |
Pluperfect
| I | had smudged |
| you | had smudged |
| he;she;it | had smudged |
| we | had smudged |
| you | had smudged |
| they | had smudged |
Future
| I | will smudge |
| you | will smudge |
| he;she;it | will smudge |
| we | will smudge |
| you | will smudge |
| they | will smudge |
Future Perfect
| I | will have smudged |
| you | will have smudged |
| he;she;it | will have smudged |
| we | will have smudged |
| you | will have smudged |
| they | will have smudged |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | smudge |
| you | smudge |
| he;she;it | smudge |
| we | smudge |
| you | smudge |
| they | smudge |
Perfect
| I | have smudged |
| you | have smudged |
| he;she;it | have smudged |
| we | have smudged |
| you | have smudged |
| they | have smudged |
Imperfect
| I | smudged |
| you | smudged |
| he;she;it | smudged |
| we | smudged |
| you | smudged |
| they | smudged |
Pluperfect
| I | had smudged |
| you | had smudged |
| he;she;it | had smudged |
| we | had smudged |
| you | had smudged |
| they | had smudged |
Conditional
Present
| I | would smudge |
| you | would smudge |
| he;she;it | would smudge |
| we | would smudge |
| you | would smudge |
| they | would smudge |
Perfect
| I | would have smudged |
| you | would have smudged |
| he;she;it | would have smudged |
| we | would have smudged |
| you | would have smudged |
| they | would have smudged |
Imperative
| you | smudge |
| we | Let's smudge |
| you | smudge |
Verbs conjugated like 'smudge'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'smudge'
sludge,
snudge,
besmudge,
bludge,
budge,
cludge,
drudge,
emulge,
emunge,
fudge,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- To soil or smear with dirt.
- dirty
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English *smogen (attested in the gerund smogynge (“soiling, smudging”)), of obscure origin. Compare Middle English besmudded, bismuddet (“filthy”), Middle English smod (“filth, obscene behaviour”), Middle Dutch smoddich (“filthy, dirty”), German schmutzig (“dirty, filthy”).
Sample Sentences
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This is easily done using incense to smudge yourself or taking a cleansing bath. To smudge your body use an incense mixture such as sandalwood, lavender, frankincense or myrrh. [2013, Rachel Patterson, Pagan Portals - Hoodoo: Folk Magic, →ISBN:]