daub
verb (used with object)
to cover or coat with soft, adhesive matter, as plaster or mud.
daubs
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present tense formof daub (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Mottled green daubs represent grass; lounging amoebic growths stand in for rocks, perhaps mountain peaks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
That incident aside, the only minor troubles Cathala can remember from his 28 years as an elected official are a few “very rare” trash fires and occasional daubs of graffiti.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 6, 2023
The algorithm-driven daubs of pastel color, although they never cohere into legible images, “explore the heritage of landscape painting,” he said.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 18, 2022
To treat shingles, Mrs. Quinn dips cotton in holy water and daubs it on the affected area while saying the prayer her grandmother taught her.
From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2021
In spite of their ready answers, the sport had been one-sided, as Kit could see by the daubs of mud that stained the rough boards of the stocks.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
