The 'smearing' of the ambience is confined to non-pitched sounds and therefore doesn't cause problems of pitch recognition, and yet a strong sense of live ambience is maintained.

: to obliterate, obscure, blur, blend, wipe out, or defeat by or as if by smearing

1. A mark made by smearing; a spot or blot. 2. A substance to be spread on a surface. 3. Biology A sample, as of blood or bacterial cells, spread on a slide for microscopic examination or on the …

SMEAR definition: to spread or daub (an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance) on or over something. See examples of smear used in a sentence.

to spread (an oily, greasy, or wet substance) on something:[~ + object] to smear butter on bread. to spread an oily, greasy, or wet substance on:[~ + object] to smear bread with butter. to stain, spot, or …

Definition of smear verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

To smear someone means to spread unpleasant and untrue rumors or accusations about them in order to damage their reputation. They planned to smear him by publishing information about his private …

To smear something is to smudge or blur it. You might literally smear your pen-and-ink drawing, or figuratively have your reputation smeared by getting caught in a lie.

Smearing means spreading a substance unevenly over a surface, often leaving streaks or stains. It can also refer to damaging someone’s reputation by spreading false or misleading information.

Water smeared [= smudged] the ink so I could barely read the letter. They deliberately tried to smear him by telling lies about his war record. They tried to smear his reputation.