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smear

/smɪr/ /smɪə/
  1. 1
    (bir yere) sürmek, bulamak, bulaştırmak

    To spread a soft, oily or sticky substance over a surface, often carelessly.

    • The baby smeared chocolate all over her face.
      Bebek bütün yüzüne çikolata bulaştırdı.
    • He smeared some cream on the cut on his knee.
      Dizindeki kesiğe biraz krem sürdü.
  2. 2
    (mürekkebi, boyayı) dağıtmak

    To make writing, ink or paint unclear by rubbing it before it is dry.

    • Be careful not to smear the ink before it dries.
      Kurumadan önce mürekkebi dağıtmamaya dikkat et.
    • The rain had smeared the writing on the label.
      Yağmur etiketteki yazıyı dağıtmıştı.
  3. 3
    (birini) karalamak, (birine) çamur atmak

    To damage someone's reputation by telling false or unfair stories about that person.

    • He claimed that a rival had tried to smear him online.
      Bir rakibinin onu internette karalamaya çalıştığını iddia etti.
    • The newspaper was accused of smearing an innocent teacher.
      Gazete, masum bir öğretmene çamur atmakla suçlandı.

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

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