Home › Words › B › besmudgebesmudgebesmudge means to smudge.EtymologyFrom be- + smudge.verbTo smudge.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.besmutch 84% match — To besmirch. vs besmudge →besmirk 82% match — To besmirch; sully; befoul. vs besmudge →besmear 80% match — To smear over, to smear all over, to daub. vs besmudge →besmirch 79% match — To make dirty. vs besmudge →besmeared 78% match — Smeared over; soiled, sullied. vs besmudge →besmut 78% match — To blacken with smut; foul with soot. vs besmudge →smutch 78% match — To soil, stain or smudge. vs besmudge →smudge 75% match — A blemish or smear, especially a dark or sooty one. vs besmudge →