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US
/ˈdæb/
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[ UK /dˈæb/ ]
[ UK /dˈæb/ ]
VERB
-
apply (usually a liquid) to a surface
dab the wall with paint -
hit lightly
pat him on the shoulder
NOUN
-
a small quantity of something moist or liquid
just a splash of whiskey
a splatter of mud
a dab of paint - a light touch or stroke
How To Use dab In A Sentence
- Most choose to buy in more affordable villages a little way away. Times, Sunday Times
- A couple of commendable but slight folk covers albums in the early Nineties lead to assertions of writer's block. The Sun
- So, she ran round and round the scaffold with the executioner striking at her, and her grey hair bedabbled with blood; and even when they held her down upon the block she moved her head about to the last, resolved to be no party to her own barbarous murder. A Child's History of England
- Dab a little wood glue into the hole, insert the dowel, and drive a 5/8-inch or 3/4-inch screw through the back of the wood to secure the dowel.
- If a certain amount of begrudgery is the unavoidable product of such a position of eminence, it is neither fair nor perceptive.
- The countless mini-roundabouts popping up where there just simply isn't room for a roundabout is another danger, increasing the number of small shunts & bumps.
- The lower mandible, which is powerful, and is indented at its point to receive the hook, has a very sharp edge, which, with that of the upper mandible, constitutes a pair of formidable shears. Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891
- The logo has to be big enough to be readable from a distance (10-15 feet, say). Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Would you like to give me some stylistic feedback?
- The best defensive spell available to a Sorceress is manifest in this formidable armor.
- Frances was dabbing at her eyes with a paper tissue.