dabbed
Gently pressed cloth
Dabbed is the past tense of dab, meaning to touch lightly or apply with quick, gentle strokes: She dabbed at her eyes with a tissue, He dabbed ointment on the cut.
In cannabis culture, dabbed refers to having consumed a dab—a concentrated dose of marijuana extract vaporized and inhaled: I dabbed before the concert.
Soaked up liquid
- pattedTouched lightly, repeatedly
- dottedMarked with small points
- touchedAffected emotionally or physically
- pressedPushed or smoothed flat
applied · smeared · wiped · swabbed · sponged · moistened · soaked · absorbed
Reduced, potent form
- waxPliable waterproof substance
- shatterFragment violently, suddenly
- rigEquipment arrangement or vehicle
- torchHandheld burning light source
nail · banger · vaporize · extract · butane · rosin · crumble · glob
Marked with small dots
- brushworkPainter's stroke method
- pointillismDot-based art technique
- impastoHeavily applied pigment technique
- strokesGentle touches, swimming styles
technique · paint · pigment · canvas · watercolor · acrylic · blending · layering
blotted
Soaked up liquid
- pattedTouched lightly, repeatedly
- dottedMarked with small points
- touchedAffected emotionally or physically
pressed · applied · smeared · wiped · swabbed · sponged · moistened · soaked · absorbed · transferred
concentrate
Reduced, potent form
- waxPliable waterproof substance
- shatterFragment violently, suddenly
- rigEquipment arrangement or vehicle
torch · nail · banger · vaporize · extract · butane · rosin · crumble · glob · hit
stippled
Marked with small dots
- brushworkPainter's stroke method
- pointillismDot-based art technique
- impastoHeavily applied pigment technique
strokes · technique · paint · pigment · canvas · watercolor · acrylic · blending · layering · texture
floss
Interdental cleaning strand
pose · drop · move · celebration · choreography · viral · trend · hype · touchdown · victory
lightly
With little weight
- softlyWith little volume
- delicatelyIn a careful, subtle manner
- carefullyWith deliberate attention
gingerly · tenderly · featherlight · barely · faintly · subtly · brushed · grazed · touched · tapped
- climbingrock climbing, free climbing, belay, bouldering, carabiner
- alteredmodified, changed, altered, edited, revised