dab
1 verb touch lightly TRANSITIVEshe dabbed her eyes with a wipe chuimil sí a súile go héadrom le ceirtínshe dabbed ointment on it chuir sí ungadh go cáiréiseach airthe nurse dabbed his face dry thriomaigh an bhanaltra a aghaidh go héadrom
INTRANSITIVEcuimil go héadromshe dabbed at the wound with a hankie chuimil sí an chneá go héadrom le ciarsúr
2 verb DANC perform dance move INTRANSITIVEdabáil verbShow full entry
3 noun touchbuille éadrom 4 noun small amountdaba masc4 bloba masc4 daibín masc4a dab of jam smearadh suibhea dab of paint blúire péinte 5 noun ZOOL fishdaba masc4 6 noun DANC dance movedab masc4 she did a dab rinne sí dab