smutch

• Verbe vieilli ou rare signifiant tacher, salir ou noircir avec de la suie ou de la crasse ; barbouiller ou rendre sale.

An archaic verb meaning to soil, stain, or blacken with soot or dirt; to smudge or make dirty.

1. To make a smudge onC2formalbritish

   To soil or mark something by smudging, often with dirt or soot.

   tacher en barbouillant

   • The child smutched the clean tablecloth with his dirty hands.
   • She accidentally smutched the painting while trying to clean it.
   • The chimney sweep's hands were smutched with black soot.

   Synonymesbegrimebesmearblackendirtygrimesmudgesoilstain

   Antonymescleanpurifyscrubwashwipe