dabben

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• Dab — (d[a^]b), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dabbed} (d[a^]bd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dabbing}.] [OE. dabben to strice; akin to OD. dabben to pinch, knead, fumble, dabble, and perh. to G. tappen to grope.] 1. To strike or touch gently, as with a soft or moist… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Dabbed — Dab Dab (d[a^]b), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dabbed} (d[a^]bd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dabbing}.] [OE. dabben to strice; akin to OD. dabben to pinch, knead, fumble, dabble, and perh. to G. tappen to grope.] 1. To strike or touch gently, as with a soft or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Dabbing — Dab Dab (d[a^]b), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dabbed} (d[a^]bd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dabbing}.] [OE. dabben to strice; akin to OD. dabben to pinch, knead, fumble, dabble, and perh. to G. tappen to grope.] 1. To strike or touch gently, as with a soft or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• dhā̆ bh-1, nasalized dhamb(h)- —     dhā̆ bh 1, nasalized dhamb(h)     English meaning: to astonish, be speechless, *hit     Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘staunen, betreten, sprachlos sein”     Note: presumably as “beaten, be concerned “ from a basic meaning “hit” Probably common… …   Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

• dab — dab1 [dab] vt., vi. dabbed, dabbing [ME dabben, to strike, akin to MDu dabben & Norw dabba < ? IE base * dhabh , to strike] 1. to touch or stroke lightly and quickly 2. to pat with something soft or moist 3. to put on (paint, etc.) with light …   English World dictionary

• dab — dab1 /dab/, v., dabbed, dabbing, n. v.t. 1. to pat or tap gently, as with something soft or moist: The child dabbed his eyes with the handkerchief. 2. to apply (a substance) by light strokes: He dabbed the ointment on the rash. 3. to strike, esp …   Universalium

• dabble — dabbler, n. dabblingly, adv. /dab euhl/, v., dabbled, dabbling. v.i. 1. to play and splash in or as if in water, esp. with the hands. 2. to work at anything in an irregular or superficial manner: to dabble in literature. 3. (of a duck) to feed on …   Universalium

• θάμβος — το (Α θάμβος, εος, τό και θάμβος, ὁ) 1. έκπληξη, κατάπληξη, ξάφνιασμα («και ἐγένετο θάμβος ἐπὶ πάντας», ΚΔ) 2. φόβος που προέρχεται από τη θέα κάποιου καταπληκτικού πράγματος 3. λαμπρότητα, μεγαλείο που προκαλεί κατάπληξη ή θαυμασμό νεοελλ. ιατρ …   Dictionary of Greek

• Dob on — inform against; betray (dialect variant of dab to set down abruptly , from Middle English dabben ) …   Dictionary of Australian slang

• dob on — Australian Slang inform against; betray (dialect variant of dab to set down abruptly , from Middle English dabben ) …   English dialects glossary

• dabbene — {{hw}}{{dabbene}}{{/hw}}agg. inv. Probo, onesto: uomo dabbene | Dabben uomo, semplicione, credulone …   Enciclopedia di italiano