- present participle of smear.
smearing
Example Sentences
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She added West was also smearing her make-up on her face "in a way that just felt wrong".
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
“Gray raindrops pattered listlessly on the kitchen window, obscuring the thin morning light” as Honor Wilson is found smearing “a dot of margarine across some toast.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Ramos said the audio was about smearing his work, adding "no Mexican authority took responsibility for that audio."
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
But when he discovers a beehive, he shares the honey with his fellow prisoners by smearing it over his body.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2026
Nailer took out a bit of powdered paint and spit on it, mixing it in his palm, before smearing it over the mark.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
