daub
verb (used with object)
to cover or coat with soft, adhesive matter, as plaster or mud.
daubing
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present participleof daub.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Punishment was swiftly meted out for any public expression of Ukrainian patriotism — displaying a flag, singing a national ballad, daubing a bit of blue-and-yellow graffiti.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2022
After an initiation ritual that involves daubing blood on the screen of her laptop, she contributes videos to a growing body of lore purporting to document the game’s sinister consequences.
From New York Times ● Apr. 13, 2022
But two experts who spoke to the Task and Purpose website, are more sceptical about the effectiveness of daubing tanks with symbols.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2022
Bright paintings adorn many buildings in the neigbourhood and workers are busy daubing steps and stone walls in cheerful hues of yellow and orange.
From Reuters ● Nov. 10, 2021
When early civilizations started pressing reeds to clay tablets, carving figures in stone, and daubing ink on parchment and on papyrus, number systems had already been well-established.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
