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प्रश्न
Find out the meaning of the following words by looking them up in the dictionary. Then use them in sentences of your own.
smearing
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उत्तर
Smearing: Coat or mark carelessly with grease or oil.
Before the game, Rakesh smeared his body with oil.
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The first man held his back.
For on the faces around the fire,
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No face, Sahib?
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