plural of smearing

Something smeared or daubed.

present participle of smear

A mark made by smearing. / (countable, uncountable) A false or unsupported, malicious statement intended to injure a person's reputation.

(transitive) To spread (a substance, especially one that colours or is dirty) across a surface by rubbing. / (transitive) To cover (a surface with a layer of some substance) by rubbing.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of smear

simple past tense and past participle of smear

(idiomatic) An effort to damage or call into question someone's reputation, by propounding negative propaganda.

(chiefly gynaecology) A screening test meant to detect pre-cancerous and cancerous cells by taking a sample (‘smear’) of cells from the cervix.

Alternative form of smearcase