Pressing soil indentations
Dibbing is the act of claiming something by calling "dibs" on it—the informal system where whoever speaks first gets priority: Stop dibbing everything before anyone else has a chance.
The practice is common among children and in casual settings where formal allocation seems excessive.
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Pressing soil indentations
Dibbing is the act of claiming something by calling "dibs" on it—the informal system where whoever speaks first gets priority: Stop dibbing everything before anyone else has a chance.
The practice is common among children and in casual settings where formal allocation seems excessive.
1. technique — float, Buoyant object or vehicle; bobber (Fishing line indicator); dipping (Brief immersion action); lowering (Moving something downward); surface · precision · delicacy · placement · presentation · control · timing · gentle · vertical · shallow
2. angling — float, Buoyant object or vehicle; bait (Lure for prey); hook (Curved catching device); bobber (Fishing line indicator); line · rod · reel · sinkers · worms · tackle · cast · bite · dapping · freshwater
SOIL PREPARATION METHODdibbing ≠ tilling Cultivating soil for crops; plowing · ploughing · rototilling · harrowing · trenching
dibs, dibble, dabbles, dibbling, dibbed, dibber, dibbers
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/dibbing