Past tense of smudge
regular verb
The past tense of smudge is smudged. The past participle is also smudged.
Forms of smudge
| Base form (V1) | smudge /smʌd͡ʒ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | smudged |
| Past participle (V3) | smudged |
| Present participle | smudging |
| Third person singular | smudges |
Smudged in a sentence
- Its misgivings about immigration have smudged some of the liberal lustre it once had.2023 February 11, Janan Ganesh, “After Germany’s fall, which is the paragon nation?”, in FT Weekend, London: The Financial Times Ltd.…. From the entry luster
- A faint oystery light smudged the November sky outside the window.2010, Reggie Nadelson, Bloody London, page 215. From the entry oystery
- Becca's cheeks were pale, her eyes smudged.2006, Lynn Michaels, Marriage by Design, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 214. From the entry whomper
- It's rather ghostish to have the road suddenly smudged out, and all the world anywhere, nowhere for you to go.1911, D. H. Lawrence, The White Peacock. From the entry ghostish
- The earliest reports were typewritten or stippled by a dot-matrix; then smudged, the result of being whipped too quickly from the mouth of an inkjet.2014 September, Jonathan Kellerman, Jesse Kellerman, chapter 20, in The Golem of Hollywood, New York, N.Y.: G. P. Putnam's Sons, →ISBN…. From the entry dot matrix
Meaning of smudge
- noun A blemish or smear, especially a dark or sooty one.
- noun Dense smoke, such as that used for fumigation.
- noun A heap of damp combustibles partially ignited and burning slowly, placed on the windward side of a house, tent, etc. to keep off mosquitoes or other insects.
Questions about the past tense of smudge
- What is the past tense of smudge?
- The past tense of smudge is smudged.
- What is the past participle of smudge?
- The past participle of smudge is smudged.
- Is smudge a regular or irregular verb?
- Smudge is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
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