daubing

verb

present participle of daub
1
as in staining
to make dirty a tablecloth daubed with too many spills to ignore any longer

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2
as in smearing
to rub an oily or sticky substance over he begins his nightly transformation into a circus clown by daubing greasepaint on his face

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Recent Examples of daubing But there is a distinction, Kutwala said, between flying flags from one’s own property and daubing paint across the town. — Olivia Kemp, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for daubing
  1. staining
  2. smearing
  3. blackening
  4. painting
  5. dirtying
  6. coating
  7. messing
Verb
  • It’s formulated to hold up during outdoor activities without staining your clothes or running into your eyes.
    — Sara Coughlin, Allure, 9 July 2026
  • Wipe your stovetop and the front of the stove every day to minimize buildup and prevent staining.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 July 2026
Definition of staining
Verb
  • At the entrance of Kollparay, Quispe pauses, taking my hands and smearing them with soil—the soil of her village.
    — Paola Miglio, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 June 2026
  • This will lead to smearing dust particles around instead of picking them up, which is where a wet cloth comes into play.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 5 June 2026
Definition of smearing
Verb
  • Check monthly for signs of shriveling (add moisture), blackening or softening (discard).
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026
  • The Volcano fire was among blazes this week, blackening more than 100 acres in Riverside County.
    — Joseph Serna, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of blackening
Verb
  • Instead of painting a broad picture that included all leading forms of content distribution — movie theaters, broadcast and cable television as well as streaming platforms — the states zeroed in on three distinct slices.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
  • There is great alarm that what looks like a very good Democratic year, this midterm year, could be marred, could be less successful if the Republicans are successful in painting Democrats generally as radical or dangerous.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 14 July 2026
Definition of painting
Verb
  • Satisfy your lasagna craving without dirtying up a pile of dishes.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 9 July 2026
  • Keep them in reserve as a sleep sock to ward off icy toes and prevent sweat and skin oils from dirtying your down sleeping bag.
    — Adam Roy, Outside, 28 Dec. 2025
Definition of dirtying
Verb
  • But the real pleasure is the 303 basslines that squirm in between the drums, coating the soundscapes of the tracks in grime and noxious soot.
    — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 1 July 2026
  • The Shanghai researchers say the coating can be applied using conventional automotive spray-coating techniques.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 June 2026
Definition of coating
Verb
  • There was something a little therapeutic about messing it up.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 June 2026
  • No one can match her depth and passion to get vengeance on Krem of the Yellow Hills for messing with her family — a sentiment Cancers understand.
    — Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
Definition of messing

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