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)
- To press lightly in a repetitive motion with a soft object without rubbing.
- I dabbed my face with a towel.
- To apply a substance in this way.
- The nurse will dab some ointment on that gash.
- 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
- To apply hash oil to a heated surface for the purpose of efficient combustion.
- 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”
- Synonym of daub (to mark a bingo card)
- Synonyms:
- daub
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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/.
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