daub
verb (used with object)
to cover or coat with soft, adhesive matter, as plaster or mud.
have daubed
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present perfectof daub.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Along the road, they have daubed the words 'USA' inside blue Stars of David on the tarmac.
From Reuters ● Oct. 3, 2012
Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where is the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it.
From The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition by Gaebelein, Arno C.
The management of the temple have daubed a large portion of the building with whitewash, for which their revenues should be "cut" for a year or two.
From From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel by Kipling, Rudyard
Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where is the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it?—
From A Child of the Jago by Morrison, Arthur
