Smudging is the act of using smoke to cleanse or purify something, usually by burning sage or other herbs.
Sentences with «smudging»
The dense configurations of various motifs span across his paintings, sometimes interrupted by large passages of smudges of spray - paint that evoke an act of vandalism on a city street. (widewalls.ch)
It lasted pretty well throughout the day and didn't smudge on me. (maybelline.com)
This stays on all day and doesn't smudge on me (an issue I have with a lot of mascaras, even waterproof ones). (mollyandstacie.com)