scumbled

Variant of scumble

scumble definition

scum·ble (skum′bəl)

transitive verb scumbled -·bled, scumbling -·bling

    1. to soften the outlines or color of (a painting) by applying a thin coat of opaque color
    2. to apply (color) in this manner
  2. to soften the outlines of (a drawing) by rubbing or blurring
  3. to make by either of these processes

Etymology: freq. of scum

noun

  1. a coat of color added in scumbling
  2. the softening of outline produced by scumbling

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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