tab
noun
a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
tabbing
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present participleof tab.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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“Kind of like collecting Pokémon, except instead of collecting Pokémon, I’m tabbing birds in my guide book.”
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2025
They had lost in the divisional round in 2012 but had finished the season in a fashion that had many tabbing them as a Super Bowl favorite in 2013.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 2, 2024
New USC athletic director Jennifer Cohen made a tremendous hire tabbing DeBoer to be the Huskies’ head man.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2023
I careened across the internet like a drunk, tabbing: small-space decoration ideas; author interviews; videos of cake frosting; Renaissance paintings with feminist captions.
From Slate ● Jan. 8, 2020
I dumped my valises, horned into that bunch, picked her off the truck and carried her away on my shoulder, while the professor yelled at me, and the other ginks were tabbing up their additions.
From The Million-Dollar Suitcase by Alice MacGowan
