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单词 smearing
释义

smear

1 of 2

noun

ˈsmir How to pronounce smear (audio)
1
a
: a viscous or sticky substance
b
: a spot made by or as if by an unctuous or adhesive substance
2
: material smeared on a surface (as of a microscopic slide)
also : a preparation made by smearing material on a surface
a vaginal smear
3
: a usually unsubstantiated charge or accusation against a person or organization
often used attributively
a smear campaigna smear job

smear

2 of 2

verb

smeared; smearing; smears

transitive verb

1
a
: to overspread with something unctuous, viscous, or adhesive : daub
smeared the paper with glue
b
: to spread over a surface
2
a
: to stain, smudge, or dirty by or as if by smearing
b
: sully, besmirch
specifically : to vilify especially by secretly and maliciously spreading grave charges and imputations
3
: to obliterate, obscure, blur, blend, wipe out, or defeat by or as if by smearing
smearer noun

Synonyms

Verb

  • anoint
  • bedaub
  • besmear
  • daub
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Example Sentences

Noun The blood smear revealed malaria. Verb The children smeared the window with fingerprints. She smeared jam on her toast. Butter was smeared all over the counter. Her mascara smeared when she cried.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The 34-year-old Boston city councilor suggested he was being targeted by a political smear campaign. Evan Allen, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2022 Crowder, the YouTube host, called media reports about his tweets an intentional smear. Marc Fisher, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Aug. 2022 The medical examiner told them that Lauren had likely been run over—the car had left a smear of red paint across her helmet. Philip Kiefer, Outside Online, 17 Aug. 2022 What's the difference between a HPV test and a pap smear? Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 4 July 2022 Arizona Republican House Speaker Rusty Bowers said he was subjected to a public smear campaign, including relentless bull-horn protests at his home and a pistol-wielding man taunting his family and neighbors. Lisa Mascaro, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2022 Evans, wearing the white vest of the Code Tenderloin group, shouts for the line to step right to avoid a smear of human waste, sending a flurry of rainbow running shoes and sparkly sneakers scampering out of the way. Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2022 The bread gets a smear of kajmak, an ultra-creamy fresh cheese. Nick Kindelsperger, chicagotribune.com, 21 Sep. 2021 Counter intuitively, a surge of milder air sets off a smear of rain and wet snow Sunday. Todd Nelson, Star Tribune, 23 Apr. 2021
Verb
The agency, through the directives of this initiative, used surveillance to psychologically torment, blackmail, charge, prosecute, and smear activists—most of whom were Black. Reina Sultan, Essence, 11 Sep. 2022 For a summertime s'mores milkshake, use a knife to smear marshmallow fluff around the rim of the glass. Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2022 During his four years in office, Trump was regularly shown to make false claims, exaggerate achievements, and smear enemies. David Rohde, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2022 The building's interior has been left nearly intact since the shooting: Bloodstains still smear the floor, and doors and walls are riddled with bullet holes. Terry Spencer, Sun Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2022 The building's interior has been left nearly intact since the shooting: Bloodstains still smear the floor, and doors and walls are riddled with bullet holes. CBS News, 4 Aug. 2022 Step 2To form dumplings, smear 2 to 3 teaspoons of filling in the center of a wrapper. People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 2 Aug. 2022 An anonymous movement that translates extreme and nationalistic posts from Chinese netizens has outraged state commentators who call it an anti-China smear campaign. Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2022 The morning after, when the bonfires have gone out, some Hindus gather the ashes and smear them on their bodies as a purifying act, CNN reported in 2018. Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 17 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English smere, from Old English smeoru; akin to Old High German smero grease and probably to Old Irish smiur marrow

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

smear 1 of 2

verb

ˈsmir How to pronounce smear (audio)
smeared; smearing
1
: to spread or soil with something oily or sticky
So Bean carefully smeared white all over Ivy's face except her lips. Annie Barrows, Ivy {amp} Bean
2
: to spread over a surface
Her makeup smeared.
3
: to harm the reputation of (someone) with false statements

smear

2 of 2

noun

: a spot or streak made by or as if by an oily or sticky substance : smudge

Medical Definition

smear 1 of 2

noun

ˈsmi(ə)r How to pronounce smear (audio)
: material spread on a surface (as of a microscopic slide)
also : a preparation made by spreading material on a surface see pap smear, vaginal smear

smear

2 of 2

transitive verb

: to prepare as a smear for microscopic examination : make a smear of

smearing 1 of 2

noun

as in defaming
the making of false statements that damage another's reputation this smearing has got to stop, or the voters will conclude that there's absolutely no one worth voting for

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • defaming
  • libeling
  • defamation
  • libel
  • libelling
  • blackening
  • maligning
  • slander
  • smear
  • criticism
  • vilifying
  • traducing
  • vilification
  • calumny
  • attack
  • abuse
  • aspersing
  • calumniation
  • censure
  • character assassination
  • contempt
  • mud
  • innuendo
  • malice
  • aspersion
  • backbiting
  • disdain
  • detraction
  • invective
  • maliciousness
  • vituperation
  • denunciation
  • denigration
  • spite
  • scorn
  • muck
  • disparagement
  • spitefulness
  • hatchet job
  • venom
  • malevolence
  • hatefulness
  • belittlement
  • meanness
  • malignancy
  • malignity
  • viciousness
  • nastiness
  • despite
  • spleen
  • cattiness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • praise
  • respect
  • applause
  • commendation
  • esteem
  • acclaim
  • honor
  • flattery
  • worship
  • adoration
  • veneration
  • reverence
  • accolade
  • adulation
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smearing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of smear
1
as in coating
to rub an oily or sticky substance over the toddler gleefully smeared her hair and face with maple syrup

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • coating
  • painting
  • daubing
  • staining
  • plastering
  • anointing
  • besmearing
  • smudging
  • bedaubing
  • dirtying
  • besmirching
  • soiling
  • oiling
  • sullying
  • blackening
  • greasing
  • tarring
  • gumming
  • mucking
  • muddying
  • befouling
  • larding
  • fouling
  • miring
  • smirching
  • griming
  • pitching
  • gauming
  • bemiring
  • begriming
2
as in libeling
to make untrue and harmful statements about he is willing to smear his opponent if doing so would win the election

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • libeling
  • libelling
  • slandering
  • maligning
  • disgracing
  • defaming
  • discrediting
  • humiliating
  • vilifying
  • blackening
  • calumniating
  • traducing
  • shaming
  • denigrating
  • disparaging
  • detracting
  • degrading
  • aspersing
  • belittling
  • dishonoring
  • disdaining
  • debasing
  • scorning
  • humbling
  • abasing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • praising
  • exalting
  • honoring
  • glorifying
  • applauding
  • commending
  • respecting
  • admiring
  • worshiping
  • worshipping
  • acclaiming
  • regarding
  • adoring
  • esteeming
  • venerating
  • revering
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