- present participle of smear.
smearing
Example Sentences
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Ramos said the audio was about smearing his work, adding "no Mexican authority took responsibility for that audio."
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
He held a press conference outside his law office a few blocks away as rain fell, smearing reporters’ notes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 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
Writing for the London Evening Standard one TV critic accused Big Brother's top executive Peter Bazalgette of "smearing excrement over our screens".
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2025
Once I wouldn’t have done that, for fear of smearing, but now nothing comes off.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
