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daub

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
1 daub /ˈdɑːb/ verb
daubs; daubed; daubing
1 daub
/ˈdɑːb/
verb
daubs; daubed; daubing
Learner's definition of DAUB
[+ object]
: to put something on something with quick, small motions : dab 涂抹
: to write (something) on a surface涂写
: to lightly touch (something) usually with quick, small motions : dab 轻擦;擦拭
[+ object]
[no object]
usually + at
2 daub /ˈdɑːb/ noun
plural daubs
2 daub
/ˈdɑːb/
noun
plural daubs
Learner's definition of DAUB
[count]
: a small amount of something : dab 少量
BNC: 20322 COCA: 26498

daub

1 of 2

verb

ˈdȯb How to pronounce daub (audio)
ˈdäb
daubed; daubing; daubs

transitive verb

1
: to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster
2
: to coat with a dirty substance
3
a
: to apply coloring material crudely to
b
: to apply (something, such as paint) crudely

intransitive verb

1
archaic : to put on a false exterior
2
: to apply colors crudely

daub

2 of 2

noun

1
: material used to daub walls
2
: an act or instance of daubing
3
: something daubed on : smear
4
: a crude picture

Example Sentences

Verb He daubed some cologne on his neck. Daub the potatoes with a little butter. Various political slogans had been daubed on the walls. He sighed deeply and daubed his eyes with a tissue. Noun She added a few daubs of color to the painting.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Edwina's radiant with joy as Mary and Kate daub her with the turmeric paste. Sara Netzley, EW.com, 26 Mar. 2022 In that way, Mitski creates a musical liminal space where every ballad has a bit of shimmer and every dance tune brims with tears, and blue-gray tones daub throughout both sides. Lior Phillips, Variety, 4 Feb. 2022 Wow’s Dream Coat and daub of volumizing foam before going in with a round brush and curling iron. Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2021 Visitors queued for gobs of mineral mud to daub on faces and arms. Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2021 With the paintbrush, daub a pattern onto your cards. Sophie Bushwick, Popular Science, 21 Dec. 2020 According to Diana’s wedding day makeup artist, Barbara Daly, the bride spilled Quelques Fleurs perfume on her dress while attempting to daub the scent onto her wrists. Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Nov. 2020 The range is mind-boggling: a sweet potato and coffee marmalade from Taiwan sat alongside a lime glitter marmalade, which looked like something a teenage girl would daub on her eyelids. Olivia Potts, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020 Residents built their houses out of wood lattices daubed with earth. National Geographic, 12 May 2020
Noun
Mama’s makeup had blended well over the hours, turning her face into a daub of peanut butter. Venita Blackburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 July 2021 And the dark brown fellow with the daub of white between his eyes is Little Mike, one of the premier grass runners of the past decade. Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2020 And the dark brown fellow with the daub of white between his eyes is Little Mike, one of the premier grass runners of the past decade. Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2020 And the dark brown fellow with the daub of white between his eyes is Little Mike, one of the premier grass runners of the past decade. Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2020 And the dark brown fellow with the daub of white between his eyes is Little Mike, one of the premier grass runners of the past decade. Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2020 And the dark brown fellow with the daub of white between his eyes is Little Mike, one of the premier grass runners of the past decade. Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2020 And the dark brown fellow with the daub of white between his eyes is Little Mike, one of the premier grass runners of the past decade. Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2020 And the dark brown fellow with the daub of white between his eyes is Little Mike, one of the premier grass runners of the past decade. Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English, from Anglo-French dauber

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of daub was in the 14th century
BNC: 20322 COCA: 26498

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