smear
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/smɪr/
/smɪə/
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(bir yere) sürmek, bulamak, bulaştırmak
To spread a soft, oily or sticky substance over a surface, often carelessly.
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The baby smeared chocolate all over her face.Bebek bütün yüzüne çikolata bulaştırdı.
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He smeared some cream on the cut on his knee.Dizindeki kesiğe biraz krem sürdü.
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(mürekkebi, boyayı) dağıtmak
To make writing, ink or paint unclear by rubbing it before it is dry.
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Be careful not to smear the ink before it dries.Kurumadan önce mürekkebi dağıtmamaya dikkat et.
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The rain had smeared the writing on the label.Yağmur etiketteki yazıyı dağıtmıştı.
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(birini) karalamak, (birine) çamur atmak
To damage someone's reputation by telling false or unfair stories about that person.
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He claimed that a rival had tried to smear him online.Bir rakibinin onu internette karalamaya çalıştığını iddia etti.
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The newspaper was accused of smearing an innocent teacher.Gazete, masum bir öğretmene çamur atmakla suçlandı.
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Verb Forms Regular
Base
smear
/smɪr/
Past
smeared
/smɪrd/
Participle
smeared
/smɪrd/
Spelling rule
Add ‑edsmear → smeared
Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.
Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped
Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked
/d/played
/ɪd/wanted
Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /r/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. smeared /smɪrd/
Synonyms
Collocations
smear something on somethingsmear something with somethingbe smeared with somethingsmear someone's namea smear campaign