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  • verb Present participle of smudge.
  • noun The act of something being smudged.
  • noun A stain or smear left by something being smudged.

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Examples

  • This is called smudging in Native American traditions.

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  • This is called smudging in Native American traditions.

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  • I also use a ritual called smudging, which involves burning sage and cupping the smoke in my hands to waft it across the space as a way to cleanse it.

    Knock and the Door Will Open Jeffrey A. Wands 2010

  • I also use a ritual called smudging, which involves burning sage and cupping the smoke in my hands to waft it across the space as a way to cleanse it.

    Knock and the Door Will Open Jeffrey A. Wands 2010

  • The smudging is a problem if you don't allow the ink to dry, and using highlighters will wet the ink again causing smudges; so if you highlight your notes, use the highlighter before you write with these pens, and left handed writers may have problems with them.

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  • I also do a smudging, which is a Native American tradition.

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  • Keep in mind that multitouch wasn't around yet, though the idea of smudging up your computer's screen probably didn't make much sense given that a stylus was the ideal means for navigation.

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  • The "smudging" ceremony is an American Indian purification ritual to drive away evil spirits.

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  • This was called "smudging" and was supposed to cleanse us.

    E. Jean Carroll: Sweat Lodges Are Sitting Bull 2009

  • This "smudging" procedure purifies a person of negative energies before entering the sacred Temescal.

    Into a realm of spirits: a Native American sweat lodge ceremony 2006

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