1. dirty marks or stains made by rubbing or smearing

1. to make dirty marks on something by rubbing or touching with dirty fingers
2. to make something unclear or blurred by rubbing

Examples

• There were ink smudges all over his homework paper.
• She noticed fingerprint smudges on the glass door.
• He accidentally smudges the wet paint with his sleeve.
• The rain smudges the chalk drawings on the sidewalk.
• Please don’t touch the window – it smudges easily.
• The artist smudges the charcoal to create shadows.
• Grease smudges covered the kitchen counter.