daub
verb (used with object)
to cover or coat with soft, adhesive matter, as plaster or mud.
daubed
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past participleof daub.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof daub.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
daubverb (used with object)to cover or coat with soft, adhesive matter, as plaster or mud.
Example Sentences
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In the northern region of Asturias, graffiti has been daubed in recent days on holiday rental properties, with the slogan: "Your business, our ruin."
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
Martine Letterie, one of the campaign's organisers, said concentration camps were increasingly the target of vandalism, including far-right imagery daubed on sites.
From Barron's ● Mar. 19, 2026
As well as paint being daubed on the stone, wreaths and flowers laid at the site had also been strewn about, the force said.
From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2025
With the campaign heading into the homestretch, Gluesenkamp Perez recently embarked on a RV tour of the 3rd Congressional District, down twisting two-lane roads, past farmland and forests daubed with red, yellow and orange.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2024
Bast managed to look amused and annoyed at the same time as he daubed a bead of liquid from the front of his shirt.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
