as in smears
to rub an oily or sticky substance over
the toddler delightedly bedaubed herself with her mother's makeup
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Continue until the solution makes a paste and coats the entire surface of the tub.—
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“Bedaubs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedaubs. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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