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Synonyms for dabbing

Grammar : Verb
Spell : dab-ing
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdæb ɪŋ

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Définition of dabbing

Origin :
  • c.1300, dabben "to strike," of unknown origin, perhaps imitative. Modern sense of "strike with a slight, quick pressure" developed by mid-16c., influenced by French dauber (see daub). Related: Dabbed; dabbing. As a noun from c.1300, "heavy blow with a weapon." Dab hand is British slang, 1828, from dab "expert" (1690s), said to be school slang, of unknown origin, perhaps from dab in the "strike lightly" sense.
  • verb blot up; touch lightly
Example sentences :
  • What did she want to keep on dabbing at her mouth with her handkerchief for!
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • If you loved him, Fanny—' Fanny had stopped the dabbing hand, and was looking at her fixedly.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • "Oh, just another fellow who lived in Rome," he replied, dabbing away.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Age » by Kenneth Grahame
  • Her eyes were wet and she was dabbing at them with a lace handkerchief.
  • Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • "You didn't call me names," dabbing away with a small handkerchief.
  • Extract from : « The Million-Dollar Suitcase » by Alice MacGowan
  • "Don't mind me," he said, dabbing with the handkerchief at his eyes.
  • Extract from : « Spring Street » by James H. Richardson
  • Luke was dabbing the pointer carefully at the bald top of Weaver's head.
  • Extract from : « The Worshippers » by Damon Francis Knight
  • Her hand was dabbing furtively at her face for a purpose which Pierre could not surmise.
  • Extract from : « Riders of the Silences » by John Frederick
  • The Bridegroom (dabbing at his forehead with his handkerchief during a lull).
  • Extract from : « Love Among the Chickens » by P. G. Wodehouse
  • "Impossible," he said, dabbing at sherbet spots on his trousers.
  • Extract from : « A Fine Fix » by R. C. Noll

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