smudging
smudging Lexical Profile
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• verb
To cause something to become smeared, blurred, or messy when rubbed (present participle of smudge).
"Be careful with that wet ink so you avoid smudging the signature on the contract."
North American To purify or cleanse a person, place, or object using the smoke of burning sacred herbs (present participle of smudge).
"She walked through the room, smudging each corner with a bundle of dried white sage."
• noun
The act or process of smearing, blurring, or rubbing a mark, substance, or drawing.
"The artist used a paper stump for smudging the charcoal lines to create soft shadows."
North American A traditional Indigenous spiritual ceremony involving the burning of sacred herbs, such as sage, cedar, or sweetgrass, to purify people, objects, or spaces with the smoke.
"The community gathering began with a traditional smudging led by an elder."