- present participle of smear.
smearing
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Exiled Tibetans and advocacy groups have accused China of heavily underreporting the death toll from devastating flooding in border regions with Nepal, claims Beijing rejected as "malicious smearing and sensationalism".
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Mullin did not apologize for his remarks and instead accused Paul of smearing his character.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 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
In the post he also accused other media outlets or TV programmes of "smearing" him through "a highly sophisticated system of document and visual alteration".
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2025
I don’t mind the work — digging the pits grinding the oak bark smearing the hides with dung.
From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz
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