Definitions for dabbing

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dabbing dab·bing

Spelling: [dab-ing]

IPA: /ˈdæb ɪŋ/

Dabbing is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 113 anagrams from letters in dabbing (abbdgin).

Definitions for dabbing

noun

1. the consumption of cannabis by inhaling the vapor of heated cannabis extract oil:
2. Also called dabbin' [dab-in] /ˈdæb ɪn/ (Show IPA). the act of performing a dance move that involves posing with one’s nose in the crook of a bent elbow at chest level while extending the other arm to the side at or above shoulder level, often as a celebratory posture in sports or other competitions.
3. a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.
4. a small moist lump or mass:
5. a small quantity:
6. a dose of cannabis extract oil.
7. a dance move that involves posing with one’s nose in the crook of a bent elbow at chest level while extending the other arm to the side at or above shoulder level, often performed as a celebratory posture in sports or other competitions.

verb (used with object)

1. to pat or tap gently, as with something soft or moist:
2. to apply (a substance) by light strokes:
3. to strike, especially lightly, as with the hand.
4. to consume (cannabis) by inhaling the vapor of heated cannabis extract oil.
5. Masonry. to dress (stonework) with a pointed tool.
6. Western U.S. to throw (a rope or line) in an effort to lasso or catch something:

verb (used without object)

1. to strike lightly; make a dab; pat:
2. to consume cannabis by inhaling the vapor of heated cannabis extract oil.

Origin of dabbing

2000-05; dab¹ (in the sense “to consume cannabis by inhaling heated extract oil”for def 1; in the sense “a dance step” for def 2) + -ing

Examples for dabbing

"You didn't call me names," dabbing away with a small handkerchief.

We set to our task with a deliberate gentleness, dabbing with cloths, cotton, swabs.

If you loved him, Fanny—' Fanny had stopped the dabbing hand, and was looking at her fixedly.

What did she want to keep on dabbing at her mouth with her handkerchief for!

My sister's a model," Viggiano said, dabbing sweat from his brow, "and she says the process is very similar.

Patrons eat their cannoli slowly and deliberately, dabbing the powdered sugar on their plates with licked fingers.

Her eyes were wet and she was dabbing at them with a lace handkerchief.

dabbing wax on the coil or using hash oil on the wick also works.

"Oh, just another fellow who lived in Rome," he replied, dabbing away.

Then McDonald sang, note-clear and strong, “Smile,” and the dabbing of eyes and sniffs increased.