👉 Nonsmutting is a phrase used in linguistics and semantics to describe a linguistic phenomenon where two or more words are considered synonymous, but their meanings are not identical. In other words, they have similar meanings but are not interchangeable. Example: - The word "dog" can be used in both senses of the verb "to bark." - However, the word "cat" is not inherently synonymous with "bark," as it has a different meaning. Nonsmutting can occur naturally