daubing

present participle of daub

Example Sentences

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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
Verb
  • Dental Hygiene Products Ingredients in some oral hygiene products can contribute to tooth staining.
    Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Tips To Keep Your Towels Mascara-Free The best way to keep makeup from staining towels is by thoroughly removing the makeup first.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • High-Heat-Safe Alternatives While enameled cast-iron cookware is excellent to use for braising, roasting, baking, or gentle stovetop cooking, certain high heat applications like searing steak or blackening fish are best done in other types of pans, like traditional cast iron or stainless steel.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Each footstep sent up clouds of dust and ash, coating everything, including my mouth and teeth, in fine grit, blackening my snot and saliva.
    River Selby August 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Three Bulgarians were suspected of painting red hands on Paris’ Holocaust Memorial in May 2024, with the Paris prosecutor suggesting Russia was behind the crime.
    Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Following his return from Iraq for his second deployment, while living in California, Villareal got into painting motorcycles.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • These lengthening formulas prioritize coating each lash sleekly, with no bumps or lumps of product.
    Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
  • There is little sugar-coating how Swayman’s season went last year.
    Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The last two seasons have proven that the team starts off slow, which ends up messing their chances of making the playoffs.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Daubing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daubing. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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