dabbed

verb

past tense of dab
1
as in smeared

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2
as in flicked

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dabbed
  1. smeared
  2. flicked
  3. daubed
  4. patted
  5. slathered
  6. tapped
  7. anointed
  8. clapped
Verb
  • Camille can still picture Burke standing over her, fake blood smeared across her dress.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
  • There’s rarely anything as straightforward as a kick drum, a hi-hat, or even a bassline here; instead, everything is smeared, all origins occulted in a thicket of echoes and reflections.
    — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of smeared
Verb
  • Over two hours away through miles of dense forest, before any stadium lights flicked on in Summit at Southwest Mississippi Community College, Nolan’s coaches and teammates found several ways to remember their promising recruit Thursday.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Near the left corner of the 6-yard box, Pereyra turned and flicked a shot inside the back post.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of flicked
Verb
  • The dimming sun and a few gauzy clouds are daubed across the sky.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026
  • One of them, at the centre of a group outside Ex Convento del Carmen, has been thickly daubed with red paint, as if to look like blood.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 June 2026
Definition of daubed
Verb
  • Edwards stood silently -- remaining in the well until Johnson left the rostrum, approached Edwards from behind and patted him on the back -- leading him up the aisle to the back of the chamber.
    — John Parkinson, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Merrill helped Tatis to his feet and patted him on the chest.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of patted
Verb
  • That’s aside from the other secret sauce, of course, which is DBS sauce — slathered on many of its patties.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Perry, 41, looked completely at ease as her boyfriend lovingly slathered sunscreen down her dress as the couple embarked on a romantic sunset cruise with friends.
    — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of slathered
Verb
  • The two agencies notified several individuals in the Virginia political world that their phones had been tapped as part of the investigation into Lucas.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Two dots tapped in with a finger and boom, your blush routine is done.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of tapped
Verb
  • Norway has not held a coronation ceremony since 1906, when King Haakon VII and Queen Maud were crowned and anointed at Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The Comedy industry is ever-changing and the historic mechanisms that once anointed comedians no longer exists.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of anointed
Verb
  • Darby Allin Kevin Knight received a dance team entrance while fans clapped along to Darby’s music.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • When the visitors' lineup and Skubal were shown on the videoboard and his name was announced before the first pitch, most of the crowd at Comerica Park clapped for the two-time Cy Young Award winner while some jeered him.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of clapped
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