Dabbing

/ˈdæbɪŋ/

Synonyms for "dabbing" (22 found)

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Closest matches (5)

Noun(5 words)

dab apply blottingdab applicationdab move

Strong matches (6)

Noun(6 words)

dab ondance movedaubing dotted dotting gesture

Related words (11)

Noun(11 words)

patpat onpatting pose speckled stippled stippling swabbing tap touchtouching lightly

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

20 entries

action applicationart processdancedance movedancing gesture method movement operationpainting methodpose procedure process saltation smoke

Showing 16 of 20 words.

More specific

17 entries

arm dabblottingblotting techniquedab movedab strokedabbing gesturedabbing strokedottinghead dablipstickointment applicationpaint pat pattingshoulder dabstippling

Showing 16 of 17 words.

Collocations

16 entries

cosmetic dabdab brushdab ofdab of gluedab of paintdab on makeupdabbing brushworkdabbing gesturedabbing makeupdabbing motiondabbing patterndabbing strokesdabbing surfacedabbing techniquedabbing texturethe dab

Inflections

4 entries

dabbed dabsmore dabbingmost dabbing

Derivations

4 entries

dab dabbed dabber dabs

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The girl was dabbing her tears with a handkerchief while her friend tried to console her.

Source: tatoeba (10191717)

About 10 o'clock A.M. the second dabbing or washing was repeated, and was this time extended above the knees. Two more dabbings followed in the course of the day […]

Source: wiktionary

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