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US
/ˈdæb/
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[ UK /dˈæb/ ]
[ UK /dˈæb/ ]
VERB
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apply (usually a liquid) to a surface
dab the wall with paint -
hit lightly
pat him on the shoulder
NOUN
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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
- A couple of commendable but slight folk covers albums in the early Nineties lead to assertions of writer's block. The Sun
- 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?
- While I am a beretta owner, I have found the red labels to be fairly similar to berettas in terms of dependability, performance, and workmanship. while they aren't cheap, they're about $1800 new I think, and I have seen good used ones offered for just over $1000. The Ten Best Best Bargains In Shotgunning
- 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
- Most choose to buy in more affordable villages a little way away. Times, Sunday Times
- It then sends that information in machine-readable form to itsalgorithmic subscribers, which can parse it further, using the resulting datato inform their own investing decisions.
- Nowadays the word jabberwocky is used to mean nonsensical language in general. †"V Venkata Rao, Ahmedabad The Times of India
- The goal to attack the spiralling cost of public services may be laudable, but the precedent is dangerous.
- 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.