Dab - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|dæb|
Brit.
|dæb|
noun
- a light touch or stroke (syn: pat, tap)
- a small quantity of something moist or liquid (syn: splash, splatter)
- a small quantity of something moist or liquid (syn: splash, splatter)
a dab of paint
verb
- apply (usually a liquid) to a surface (syn: swab, swob)
dab the wall with paint
- hit lightly (syn: pat)Extra examples
She put a dab of perfume behind each ear.
Dab it on with a fine rag.
Dab the mud off carefully, don't rub too hard or you'll make it worse.
The woodpecker dabbed at the tree trunk.
She wiped her tears away with a dab of her handkerchief.
She dabbed her eyes with a handkerchief.
He dabbed at his bleeding lip.
She dabbed some cream on her face.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: dab
he/she/it: dabs
present participle: dabbing
past tense: dabbed
past participle: dabbed
I/you/we/they: dab
he/she/it: dabs
present participle: dabbing
past tense: dabbed
past participle: dabbed
noun
singular: dab
plural: dabs
singular: dab
plural: dabs
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