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scumbling
Variant of scumble
transitive verb scumbled, scumbling
- to soften the outlines or color of (a painting) by applying a thin coat of opaque color
- to apply (color) in this manner
- to soften the outlines of (a drawing) by rubbing or blurring
- to make by either of these processes
noun
- a coat of color added in scumbling
- the softening of outline produced by scumbling
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