töhriä — meaning in English

English meaning

• graffiti noun Words, drawings, or designs painted or scratched onto a wall or other public surface, often without permission.
• smear verb To spread a soft or sticky substance across a surface, often messily.
• smudge noun A smear or blurry mark, especially one made by dirt, ink, or makeup.

Senses

töhriä is used for these senses in English:

• graffiti (transitive) To mark a surface with such images.
• smear (transitive) To attempt to remove (a substance) from a surface by rubbing.
• smudge To obscure by blurring; to smear.
• smudge To soil or smear with dirt.

graffiti — full definition

1. noun Words, drawings, or designs painted or scratched onto a wall or other public surface, often without permission.
2. verb To mark a surface with such drawings or writing.

smear — full definition

1. verb To spread a soft or sticky substance across a surface, often messily.
2. verb To damage someone's reputation with false or misleading accusations.
3. noun A false, damaging claim meant to harm someone's reputation.
4. noun A medical test made by spreading a thin sample on a slide, especially a cervical screening test.

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