dabbing
The word “dabbing” has 2 syllables: dab-bing
It's pronounced as /ˈdæbɪŋ/
What is synonym and antonym for dabbing?
In the thesaurus, “dabbing” has 62 synonyms and 5 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for dabbing along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for dabbing
- anointing
- applying
- bedaub
- bedaubing
- besmear
- besmearing
- blanketing
- brushing
- carpeting
- chucking
- clapping
- clasping
- clenching
- clutching
- coating
- covering
- daub
- daubing
- feeling
- flicking
- grasping
- grazing
- gripping
- handling
- hitting
- holding
- knocking
- layering
- laying
- laying on
- mantling
- overlaying
- overlying
- overspreading
- palming
- palpating
- palping
- pat
- patting
- peck
- plaster
- plastering
- pounding
- rapping
- shaving
- sheeting
- skimming
- slathering
- smear
- smearing
- smudge
- spreading
- stipple
- surfacing
- swab
- tagging
- tap
- tapping
- tipping
- touching
- whacking
- wipe
Antonyms for dabbing
- baring
- exposing
- peeling
- stripping
- uncovering
Meanings of dabbing
- verb
- To press lightly in a repetitive motion with a soft object without rubbing.
- To apply a substance in this way.
- To strike by a thrust; to hit with a sudden blow or thrust.
- To apply hash oil to a heated surface for the purpose of efficient combustion.
- To perform the dab dance move, by moving both arms to one side of the body parallel with your head.
- noun
- The act by which something is dabbed.
Example Sentences
- The artist demonstrated a unique technique, dabbing paint onto the canvas with precision.
- In the dance competition, participants showcased their skills, with one standout move being the energetic dabbing.
- Gardeners were careful when dabbing insecticide on the plants to protect them from pests.
- The makeup artist perfected the look by skillfully dabbing a hint of shimmer on the model's cheeks.
- As the rain subsided, hikers were seen dabbing their clothes dry with towels at the trailhead.
On this page you'll find 67 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to dabbing, such as: anointing, applying, baring, bedaub, bedaubing, besmear, besmearing.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
palpating
palping
laying
- accrediting
- adventuring
- affixing
- anchoring
- anointing
- applying
- arming
- arranging
- arraying
- ascribing
- assembling
- assessing
- assigning
- associating
- attaching
- attributing
- battening
- bedaubing
- berthing
- besmearing
- betting
- bidding
- blaming
- blanketing
- bleeding
- bracing
- burying
- carpeting
- carrying
- chalking up
- chancing
- charging
- clapping
- clarifying
- clearing
- cloaking
- coating
- coercing
- coffining
- collecting
- compelling
- concealing
- connecting
- covering
- crediting
- curtaining
- dabbing
- daubing
- deposing
- depositing
- disposing
- docking
- drafting
- drawing up
- educating
- emplacing
- endangering
- ensconcing
- enshrining
- enshrouding
- entombing
- equipping
- establishing
- exacting
- excising
- extorting
- filtering
- fining
- fitting
- fixing
- fleecing
- flopping
- forcing
- forearming
- fortifying
- framing
- furnishing
- gambling
- gathering
- gearing up
- girding
- going
- gouging
- grooming
- hazarding
- hearsing
- hiding
- immuring
- imperiling
- imperilling
- imposing
- imputing
- inclining
- indoctrinating
- inflicting
- inhuming
- instructing
- interring
- inurning
- jeopardizing
- layering
- laying on
- laying out
- levying
- lining up
- linking
- locating
- locking
- lodging
- mantling
- milking
- mounting
- moving
- mulcting
- niching
- obscuring
- offering
- orienting
- outfitting
- overlaying
- overlying
- overspreading
- parking
- penalizing
- placing
- planking
- planting
- plastering
- playing
- plonking
- plonking down
- plopping
- plumping
- plunking
- plunking down
- positioning
- predisposing
- preparing
- prepping
- priming
- providing
- putting
- putting away
- putting down
- queueing
- queuing
- ranking
- readying
- reapplying
- rearranging
- reburying
- referring
- reimposing
- reinterring
- relaying
- reordering
- resettling
- schooling
- screening
- sedimenting
- setting
- setting down
- setting up
- settling
- shading
- shaking down
- sheeting
- shielding
- shifting
- shrouding
- sieving
- sifting
- situating
- skinning
- slapping
- slathering
- smearing
- speculating
- spreading
- squeezing
- staking
- steeling
- sticking
- straining
- supplying
- surfacing
- taxing
- tombing
- training
- tutoring
- venturing
- wagering
- wedging
- wreaking
- wresting
- wringing
laying on
- advancing
- anointing
- applying
- apprenticing
- assuming
- bedaubing
- besmearing
- blanketing
- carpeting
- coating
- contracting
- covering
- dabbing
- daubing
- employing
- engaging
- enlisting
- feeing
- headhunting
- hiring
- jobbing
- layering
- laying
- mantling
- overlaying
- overlying
- overspreading
- partnering
- paying
- placing
- plastering
- promoting
- re-employing
- re-engaging
- recruiting
- reemploying
- reengaging
- rehiring
- retaining
- scouting
- sheeting
- slathering
- smearing
- spreading
- subcontracting
- surfacing
- taking on
- upgrading