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What (who) is DABBED - definition
Dabbed
·Impf & ·p.p. of Dab.
dab
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Dab; Dabs; D.A.B.; DAB (disambiguation); DAB page
(dabs, dabbing, dabbed)
1.
If you dab something, you touch it several times using quick, light movements. If you dab a substance onto a surface, you put it there using quick, light movements.
She arrived weeping, dabbing her eyes with a tissue...
She dabbed iodine on the cuts on her forehead...
He dabbed at his lips with the napkin.
VERB: V n, V n prep/adv, V at n
2.
A dab of something is a small amount of it that is put onto a surface. (INFORMAL)
...a dab of glue.
N-COUNT: N of n
3.
A dab is a small flat fish with rough scales.
N-VAR
Dab
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Dab; Dabs; D.A.B.; DAB (disambiguation); DAB page
·noun A small mass of anything soft or moist.
II. Dab ·noun A skillful hand; a dabster; an Expert.
III. Dab ·vi To strike by a thrust; to hit with a sudden blow or thrust.
IV. Dab ·noun A gentle blow with the hand or some soft substance; a sudden blow or hit; a peck.
V. Dab ·vi To strike or touch gently, as with a soft or moist substance; to Tap; hence, to besmear with a dabber.
VI. Dab ·noun A name given to several species of flounders, ·esp. to the European species, Pleuronectes limanda. The American rough dab is Hippoglossoides platessoides.
Examples of use of DABBED
1. Fábregas dabbed the ball to Henry in the centre circle.
2. Some were stone–faced while others dabbed at tears.
3. Several sobbed and dabbed their eyes with tissues.
4. Many gasped and dabbed at tears while watching the videos.
5. Several relatives of the victims dabbed tears from their eyes.