trowel
noun
any of various tools having a flat blade with a handle, used for depositing and working mortar, plaster, etc.
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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Or the installers might have troweled on a floor-leveling compound but failed to smooth it.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 16, 2022