dabbed

verb

past tense of dab
1
as in smeared

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2
as in flicked

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dabbed
  1. smeared
  2. flicked
  3. daubed
  4. patted
  5. slathered
  6. tapped
  7. anointed
  8. clapped
Verb
  • In 2012 an angler pulled a brown bullhead out of a lake on the Vermont-Quebec border with what looked like tar smeared across its skin.
    — John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • The women went to the bathroom to mop the bottoms of their eyes, where their makeup was smeared from crying.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
Definition of smeared
Verb
  • Then Williams crossed for Mikel Merino — another substitute — who flicked a header wide.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • France trailed 4-0 when Mbappé flicked a shot past goalkeeper Dean Henderson in the 48th minute.
    — Alanis Thames, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
Definition of flicked
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  • The dimming sun and a few gauzy clouds are daubed across the sky.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026
  • One of them, at the centre of a group outside Ex Convento del Carmen, has been thickly daubed with red paint, as if to look like blood.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 June 2026
Definition of daubed
Verb
  • When an excitable teenager cut in front of my dad, Frankenstein — without saying a word — gestured for the kid to be patient and wait, patted my dad on the back and posed for a picture.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026
  • That fluffy powder is gently patted into cups and flavored with various syrups, such as lime or strawberry.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of patted
Verb
  • Ideally, one straight from the oven, slathered in butter, and made by our grandma on a Sunday morning.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 20 July 2026
  • In the latter, the therapist slathered my body with warm clay rich with minerals that were absorbed through my skin, boosting circulation and bringing on a tingly sweat that drained away the toxins.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
Definition of slathered
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  • Semafor first reported, back in November, that Mamdani had tapped Khan as an informal adviser to wield the city’s consumer-protection power.
    — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 23 July 2026
  • Director Dave Green even tapped longtime voice actor Eric Bauza—a longtime fixture for Looney Tunes—to voice several classic characters, including Tweety Bird, Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny, and Foghorn Leghorn.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026
Definition of tapped
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  • The press had already anointed him the heir apparent to Diego Maradona; an emotional Maradona was filmed in the stands, with his arms in the air, as Messi entered the game.
    — Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 27 June 2026
  • As Sonnenfeld shows in his 1988 book The Hero’s Farewell, heroes never select themselves but are anointed by society as pillars of that society’s values.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 24 June 2026
Definition of anointed
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  • As McIver built clouds and caterpillars from soap water, the children clapped and cheered in unison.
    — Claire Wang, Oc Register, 23 July 2026
  • Last week, as dusk draped over the water, fans clapped the musicians through their last song of the night.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
Definition of clapped
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