dab
verb (used with object)
to pat or tap gently, as with something soft or moist.
will dab
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future tenseof dab.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Too often in Stars a wave of honest feeling brings a backwash of sentimentality; too often the show feels that the more it dots its i's, the more the audience will dab at theirs.
From Time Magazine Archive
A dog who has never seen this prickly ball will dab at it, and have a sore paw to nurse for weeks after.
From Stories of California by Sexton, Ella M.
