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smudges

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "smudges" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

1 syllable
7 characters
English (US)
1syllable

smudges

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

Because it is a word with a single syllable, smudges is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

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Definitions ofsmudges

1noun
  • A blemish or smear, especially a dark or sooty one.

    Example: "There was a smudge on the paper."

  • Dense smoke, such as that used for fumigation.
  • A heap of damp combustibles partially ignited and burning slowly, placed on the windward side of a house, tent, etc. to keep off mosquitoes or other insects.
  • (especially in the phrase "smudge stick" = "stick of incense") A quantity of herbs used in suffumigation.
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