how to pronounce smudge

/ˈsmʌdʒ/

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smudge is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of smudge in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… rather than just a smudge this is my bad …”

meaning of smudge

Smudge is a mark left on a surface by a liquid or a solid.

smudge frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word smudge occurs in english on average 1.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics smudge can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that smudge can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) life, nature, and living environment;