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verb | noun daubdaub1 /dɔb/ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYdaub1Origin: 1300-1400 Old French dauber, from Latin dealbare to make white, whitewash VERB TABLEdaub |
Present | I, you, we, they | daub | | he, she, it | daubs | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | daubed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have daubed | | he, she, it | has daubed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had daubed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will daub | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have daubed |
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Present | I | am daubing | | he, she, it | is daubing | | you, we, they | are daubing | Past | I, he, she, it | was daubing | | you, we, they | were daubing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been daubing | | he, she, it | has been daubing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been daubing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be daubing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been daubing |
to put paint or a soft substance onto a surface, without being very careful [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French dauber, from Latin dealbare to make white, whitewash] verb | noun daubdaub2 noun 1[countable] a small amount of a soft or sticky substance: daub of a daub of glue2[uncountable] technical mud or clay used for making walls |