daub
verb
, ˈdäb\
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Synonyms & Antonyms for daub
Synonyms: Verb
befoul, begrime, bemire, besmirch, blacken, dirty, distain [archaic], foul, gaum [dialect], grime, mire, muck, muddy, smirch, smudge, soil, stain, sully
Antonyms: Verb
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Examples of daub in a Sentence
Verb
He daubed some cologne on his neck. Daub the potatoes with a little butter. Various political slogans had been daubed on the walls. He sighed deeply and daubed his eyes with a tissue.Noun
She added a few daubs of color to the painting.
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The friends daubed their hands with blood-red gloss paint, walked over to the murals, and marked them with their prints. — Susan Mckay, The New Yorker, "The Incredible Life and Tragic Death of Lyra McKee," 26 July 2019 Another trick some gardeners use is to daub the mealy bug clusters with rubbing alcohol. — Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com, "Zinnias can be added to summer gardens in Florida," 27 July 2019 Before a performance, he can be seen daubing his torso with white body paint; afterward, he is seen showering it off. — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, "A Millennial Countertenor’s Pop-Star Appeal," 15 July 2019 This helps explain the defiance of younger protesters who invaded the nation’s Legislative Council on Monday, daubed anti-government slogans and raised a colonial-era British flag in a primal scream of frustration and distrust. — Robyn Dixon, latimes.com, "A new protest generation in Hong Kong takes on China. Will Beijing let them win?," 5 July 2019 Faviken favorites made appearances, as well, including an appetizer of king crab (improbably but satisfyingly daubed with a roasted hazelnut sauce reminiscent of savory Nutella) and a tiny dish of gyoza filled with succulent pieces of dairy cow. — New York Times, "A Destination Restaurant in Remote Sweden Gets a Pop-Up Pairing," 10 Mar. 2018 Nuns used their blood to daub crosses on a missile silo in Colorado. — The Economist, "Secrets and lies of the nuclear age," 7 June 2018 But as Marine One thundered into the London sky later that evening, gathered below were several hundred protesters armed with pots, pans, drums, horns, whistles, megaphones and placards daubed with messages of varying profanity. — Alexander Smith /, NBC News, "Trump in Britain: President faces dozens of protests across U.K.," 13 July 2018 Huge metal security fences are erected along sidewalks daubed with outsized yellow feet for guiding visitors to some of the 2 sq. — Time, "Singapore's Sentosa Island Takes an Unlikely Geopolitical Role as Host of the Trump-Kim Summit," 11 June 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The subtly shifting pastels of Diane Szczepaniak’s watercolor are supplemented by daubs of the composer’s music, accessible via headphones. — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, "In the galleries: ‘Archiving Eden’ exhibition sprouts interest with macro photos," 5 July 2019 Is there no perceptible difference between abstract paintings made by a professional artist and the daubs of children or animals? — Ellen Winner, WSJ, "Could Your Child Really Paint That?," 19 Oct. 2018 Krasner’s grief, her rage, her power are all contained within the canvas, layered in jagged streaks of dark brown and daubs of white. — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, "The Irrepressible Emotion of Lee Krasner," 13 June 2019 Silk cords dangle from one painting; another, on red velvet, entails big daubs of concrete. — Roberta Smith, New York Times, "Japanese Gutai in the 1950s: Fast and Fearless," 14 June 2018 Later, the performers elicited daubs of tone from conventional instruments, as if translating those found objects into spectral music. — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, "The Sonic Fury of the Ojai Music Festival," 24 June 2018 To lessen a scratch, daub on a tiny amount of rubbing alcohol and buff gently. — Heloise, Houston Chronicle, "Butter versus margarine," 20 June 2018 The apples of the cheeks received a daub of Blush in Nude. — Julie Kosin, Harper's BAZAAR, "Pat McGrath's Enchanting Makeup at Dolce & Gabbana," 24 Feb. 2014 Each daub can seem to record a discrete look, at a moment isolated in time. — Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, "The Lurchingly Uneven Portraits of Paul Cézanne," 21 Feb. 2011These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'daub.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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daub
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