SMUDGE

smudge
('sm*j)
Etymology: ME i[smogen]
1) a) vt, to make a smudge on
  b) vt, to soil as if by smudging
2) a) vt, to rub, daub, or wipe in a smeary manner
  b) vt, to make indistinct: BLUR
3) vt, to smoke or protect by means of a smudge
1) vi, to make a smudge
2) vi, to become smudged

smudge
1) a) n, a blurry spot or streak
  b) n, an immaterial stain
  c) n, an indistinct mass: BLUR
2) n, a smoldering mass placed on the windward side (as to repel
  insects or protect from frost)
 -- smudg.i.ly, av
('sm*j-*-l{e-})
 -- smudg.i.ness, n
('sm*j-{e-}-n*s)
 -- smudgy, aj
(-{e-})