beschmieren
Translation
to smear, to daub, to scrawl on, to smudge
Examples
Das Kind beschmiert die Wand mit Farbe.
The child is smearing the wall with paint.
Er hat sein Hemd mit Schokolade beschmiert.
He smeared his shirt with chocolate.
Unbekannte haben die Mauer beschmiert.
Unknown people scrawled on the wall.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) ((with sth.)) to smear sth. with sth. He beschmierte the bread with butter.
Similar Words
bemalen (to paint on), bekleckern (to stain); Antonyms: säubern (to clean)
Etymology
From the prefix 'be-' (indicating an action upon something) and 'schmieren' (to smear, grease). Literally 'to smear upon'.
Memory Tips
Imagine someone 'be'-ing very busy 'schmieren' (smearing) jam all over a slice of bread.