scumble /ˈskʌmbəl/verb 2noun 1forms 3 verb2 •To apply an opaque glaze to an area of a painting to make it softer or duller.I want you to scumble the bottom third with sap green. — 1987 •To apply a painted pattern to the finish of a piece of furniture to simulate the woodgrain of another timber, as for example to give pine an appearance of oak. noun1 •An opaque kind of glaze (layer of paint). formsscumbled · scumbling · scumbles
