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dabbed

/dæbd/

dabbed is the simple past and past participle of dab.

Meaning of dab

Verb

dab (third-person singular simple present dabs, present participle dabbing, simple past and past participle dabbed)

  1. (transitive) To press lightly in a repetitive motion with a soft object without rubbing.
    • I dabbed my face with a towel.
  2. (transitive) To apply a substance in this way.
    • The nurse will dab some ointment on that gash.
  3. To strike by a thrust; to hit with a sudden blow or thrust.
    • to dabbe him in the necke1532-1533, Thomas More, The Confutation of Tyndale's Answer
  4. (slang) To apply hash oil to a heated surface for the purpose of efficient combustion.
  5. (intransitive) To perform the dab dance move; to move both arms, parallel with one's head, to either side of the body.
    • Look, my bruddas don't dab, we just vossi bop2019, Stormzy, “Vossi Bop”
  6. Synonym of daub (to mark a bingo card)
    Synonyms:
    daub

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Phrases with dabbed

Words that rhyme with dabbed

Questions about dabbed

What is dabbed the simple past and past participle of?
Dabbed is the simple past and past participle of dab.
How do you pronounce dabbed?
Dabbed is pronounced /dæbd/.

Words near dabbed in the dictionary

  1. dabbawalas
  2. dabbawalla
  3. dabbawallah
  4. dabbawallahs
  5. dabbawallas
  6. dabbed
  7. dabbed out
  8. dabbed up
  9. dabber
  10. dabberlocks
  11. dabbers

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