smudging

/ (ˈsmʌdʒɪŋ) /

noun

a traditional Native American method of using smoke from burning herbs to purify a space

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to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute.

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Words nearby smudging

SMSA, SMSgt, SMTP, smudge, smudge pot, smudging, smudgy, smug, smuggery, smuggle, smur

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I like taking that old Hollywood idea and putting rock and roll on top of it and messing it up and smudging it.
Evan Rachel Wood Grows Up|Rachel Syme|June 16, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The dropped cigarette stump lay where it had fallen, smudging and smelling.
The Portygee|Joseph Crosby Lincoln
The streak of something slovenly crept into the nobility, smudging it, so to speak, with a blur.
The Bright Messenger|Algernon Blackwood
The pale rose of sunrise is smudging over the last flickerings of the grey night.
Cavalry of the Clouds|Alan Bott

Nevertheless, the assassin was quite equal to smudging out the detectives, believe me, Sir Walter.
The Grey Room|Eden Phillpotts
The more you put on, the more your smudge rebels against its proper task of smudging.
Fisherman's Luck|Henry van Dyke

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