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Word entry · 3 letters

dab

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"Light touch"

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3 lettersPronunciation /dæb/Part of speech noun, verbSorted abdStarts with DEnds with B1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a light touch or stroke

Word origin

From Middle English dabben (“to strike”), probably of North Germanic origin, related to Old Icelandic dabba (“to tap, slap”), perhaps ultimately imitative. Compare also with Middle Dutch dabben (“to pinch, knead, fumble, dabble”) (Dutch dabben (“(of a horse) to stamp with the forelegs”)), Dutch deppen (“to dab”), possibly German tappen (“to fumble, grope”).

Used in a sentence

  • I dabbed my face with a towel.
  • Dab the tears from your eyes.
  • The nurse will dab some ointment on that gash.

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