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Meanings of dab at in English

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Usage of dab at in English
1
Yes, I occasionally use them to dab at my nose or eyes.
Wired
2
A chair was overturned, and there was a violent dab at the wall.
The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories
3
I redden and resist the strong urge to dab at it.
Geektastic
4
Norr made use of a handkerchief to dab at her eyes.
Logos Run
5
There, said Solomon, making a dab at Miss Pross's lips with his own.
A Tale of Two Cities
6
I dab at my eyes and mascara stains the white material.
Snapped
7
When she knelt to dab at my groin, the spectators exploded with ribald mirth.
Siege of heaven
8
She gave a light dab at the other's muff with her long slender hand.
Under the Skylights
9
The fact is, Joel, I'm an awful dab at swimming.
The Half-Back: A Story of School, Football, and Golf
10
She began to dab at the top of Adele's head.
Transgression: a novel of love and war
11
Phil watched him in the rear-view mirror and noted the hasty dab at moist eyes.
The Short Life
12
In popular parlance, Jenkin was a dab at everything.
Heroes of the Telegraph
13
She made a little dab at her eyes and took the pin from Blue Bonnet.
Blue Bonnet in Boston; or, Boarding-School Days at Miss North's
14
You ought to be rather a dab at it.
The Spinners
15
Keelie used the kitchen towel she'd dried her hands on to dab at his eyes.
The Secret of the Dread Forest: The Faire Folk Trilogy
16
You're such a dab at that sort of work.
Camp and Trail: A Story of the Maine Woods
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