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Definition: DABBING

Part of Speech Definition
Verb 1. To dab or touch.[Eve - graph theoretic]
2. Present participle conjugation of the verb dab.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(dab)		 1. Apply (usually a liquid) to a surface; "dab the wall with paint".[Wordnet].
2. Hit lightly.[Wordnet].
3. Hit lightly; "pat him on the shoulder".[Wordnet].
4. To strike or touch gently, as with a soft or moist substance; to tap; hence, to besmear with a dabber.[Websters].
5. To strike by a thrust; to hit with a sudden blow or thrust.[Websters].
6. Base verb from the following inflections: dabbing, dabbed, dabs, dabber, dabbers, dabbingly and dabbedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008.

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"Dabbing" is a common misspelling or typo for: dabbling, dabbings, drabbing.

Date "Dabbing" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1785. (references)


Topics by Level of Interest: DABBING

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Dabbing in Motorcycling 2     Dabbing in Motorcycling 2

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

"dabbing" is a common misspelling or typo for: dabbling, dabbings, drabbing.

Synonyms: dabbing
Position Synonyms (sorted by strength)

Verb

 patting, biting, tapping, spotting, cleanse, applying, mopping, smearing, chucking, splashing, splattering, spluttering, swabbing.
Consider also: cleaning, daubing, dropping, experting, knocking, raping, rapping, slapping, smacking, toting, totting, touching, tracing, dubbing, acing, plastering, bathe, wash, clarify, wipe, disinfect, purify, refine, scour.

Noun

 coating, sprinkling.

Adjective

 doting, plashing, sputtering.
Consider also: crumbing.

Other

 dabber.
Source: Eve, based on meta analysis. Top

Computed Synonyms: dabbing

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   49.3096   dabbing     tapping     spigoting, cast, to tap, to cast, tap   
 2   46.3094   dabbing     spotting     staining, placing, speckling, siting, marking   
 3   43.3094   dabbing     smearing     smudging, staining, soiling, spotting, daubing   
 4   37.4298   dabbing     daubing     soiling, bedaub, besmear, blot, to besmear   
 5   37.3095   dabbing     staining     spotting, soiling, blotting, smudging, smearing   
 6   36.5096   dabbing     blobbing     spotting, staining, splashing, blotching, smudging   
 7   35.3094   dabbing     splashing     spattering, sprinkling, plashing, splattering, spraying   
 8   34.3096   dabbing     marking     mark, symbolling, charactering, targeting, evidencing   
 9   34.3095   dabbing     biting     piecing, scraping, bite, fragmenting, lumping   
 10   33.3094   dabbing     smudging     staining, smearing, spotting, soiling, blurring   
 11   33.3093   dabbing     speckling     spotting, specking, flecking, staining, smudging   
 12   33.3093   dabbing     blotching     blobbing, marking, patching, pocking, lumping   
 13   32.3095   dabbing     patching     piecing, parting, lumping, fragmenting, biting   
 14   32.3094   dabbing     blurring     spotting, blemishing, slurring, dimming, fog   
 15   32.3094   dabbing     flecking     marking, blemishing, blobbing, stigmaing, doting   
--------------------     767 synonyms ranked from 16 to 782 abridged     --------------------

Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Computed Synonyms via Expressions: dabbing

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   1.3088   dabbing     fine finishing     tamponade, collision, pack   
 2   1.3085   dabbing     cushioning effect     cushioning, shock-absorbing effect, flood absorbent effect   
 3   1.0392   dabbing     to dab     to stipple, dab at, to buff   
 4   1.0092   dabbing     eye liner     eyeliner, liner, delineator   
 5   1.0090   dabbing     to stipple     to dab, stipple, to buff   
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Computed Expressions: dabbing

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Expression

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   1.7793   dabbing machine     engraving machine     engraving cutter, line engraving   
 2   1.7398   dab dabbing     dab-dabbing         
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top
Antonyms: dabbing
Position Antonyms (sorted by strength)

Verb

 clumping, massing.
Source: Eve, based on meta analysis. Top

Translations: DABBING

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Al Arabiya تَرْبِيتَة (pat, dab, dabbed, dabbing, dabs), مَلَّسَ (smooth, caress, caressed, caresses, caressing), تَرْبِيت (caress, caressed, caresses, caressing, dabbing). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, dabbing. (volunteer & more translations)
Al Fus-Ha تَرْبِيتَة (pat, dab, dabbed, dabbing, dabs), مَلَّسَ (smooth, caress, caressed, caresses, caressing), تَرْبِيت (caress, caressed, caresses, caressing, dabbing). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, dabbing. (volunteer & more translations)
Arabic تَرْبِيتَة (pat, dab, dabbed, dabbing, dabs), مَلَّسَ (smooth, caress, caressed, caresses, caressing), تَرْبِيت (caress, caressed, caresses, caressing, dabbing). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, dabbing. (volunteer & more translations)
Bohemian vtlačovací válec (dabbing roller). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, dabbing. (volunteer & more translations)
Central Danish duppe (dabbing, stippling, to dab, to stipple). Additional references: Central Danish, Denmark, Germany, dabbing. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina vtlačovací válec (dabbing roller). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, dabbing. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 石面凿毛 (dabbing), 灰泥抛毛 (dabbing), 擦拭 (clean, cleanse, wiping, dab, dabber). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, dabbing. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech vtlačovací válec (dabbing roller). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, dabbing. (volunteer & more translations)
Danish duppe (dabbing, stippling, to dab, to stipple). Additional references: Danish, Denmark, Germany, dabbing. (volunteer & more translations)
Dansk duppe (dabbing, stippling, to dab, to stipple). Additional references: Dansk, Denmark, Germany, dabbing. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch abtupfend (dabbing), betupften (dabbing), klapsend (flipping, dabbing), betupfend (dabbing). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, dabbing. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch aanraken (touch, touching, dabbing, handle), betippen (dabbing), betten (dab, bathe, foment, bathing, dabbing). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, dabbing. (volunteer & more translations)
Français enfonçage (dabbing), étendage de la couche au tampon (dabbing), tamponnant (buffing, dabbing), attouchement (contact, dabbing, touch, touching), tamponnage (buffering, buffing, cushioning effect, fine finishing, bathing), machine à clicher (dabbing machine, engraving machine), brosse pour enfonçage (dabbing brush). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, dabbing. (volunteer & more translations)
French enfonçage (dabbing), étendage de la couche au tampon (dabbing), tamponnant (buffing, dabbing), attouchement (contact, dabbing, touch, touching), tamponnage (buffering, buffing, cushioning effect, fine finishing, bathing), machine à clicher (dabbing machine, engraving machine), brosse pour enfonçage (dabbing brush). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, dabbing. (volunteer & more translations)
German abtupfend (dabbing), betupften (dabbing), klapsend (flipping, dabbing), betupfend (dabbing). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, dabbing. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek επαλείφω με τολύπιο (dabbing). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, dabbing. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek (transliteration) epaleifo me tolupio (dabbing). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, dabbing. (volunteer & more translations)
High Arabic تَرْبِيتَة (pat, dab, dabbed, dabbing, dabs), مَلَّسَ (smooth, caress, caressed, caresses, caressing), تَرْبِيت (caress, caressed, caresses, caressing, dabbing). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, dabbing. (volunteer & more translations)
High German abtupfend (dabbing), betupften (dabbing), klapsend (flipping, dabbing), betupfend (dabbing). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, dabbing. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch abtupfend (dabbing), betupften (dabbing), klapsend (flipping, dabbing), betupfend (dabbing). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, dabbing. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese 叩き (duster, minced meat, dabbing, rapping, minced), 名人を叩くこと (dab dabbing, dab-dabbing). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, dabbing. (volunteer & more translations)
Sjaelland duppe (dabbing, stippling, to dab, to stipple). Additional references: Sjaelland, Denmark, Germany, dabbing. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish frotamiento (rubbing, confrication, friction, rub, scraping). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, dabbing. (volunteer & more translations)
Turkish sürme (driving, continuation, slide, cursor, drive). Additional references: Turkish, Turkey, Bulgaria, dabbing. (volunteer & more translations)
Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations). Top

Constructed Language Translations: DABBING

Language Translations for “dabbing” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag dathagabbathaging (dabbing). Additional references: Athag, dabbing. (volunteer)
Double Dutch dagabbaging (dabbing). Additional references: Double Dutch, dabbing. (volunteer)
Leet |)/\|>|>1//9 (dabbing). Additional references: Leet, dabbing. (volunteer)
Oppish dopabboping (dabbing). Additional references: Oppish, dabbing. (volunteer)
Pig Latin abbingday (dabbing). Additional references: Pig Latin, dabbing. (volunteer)
Terran B betpenen (dabbing). Additional references: Terran B, dabbing. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi dubabbubing (dabbing). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, dabbing. (volunteer)
Source: compiled by the editor. Top