🇬🇧 Dab meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

"Dab" means a very small amount of something, usually soft or wet, like a tiny blob of paint, a little bit of toothpaste, or a small spot of ketchup. If you only use a dab, you are using just a little, not a big scoop or a huge splash.

I felt a dab of rain on my head and told the clouds, "Hey, don’t cry, it’s just Monday."

I put a dab of honey on my toast and turned the plate into a sticky trap for my fingers.

A dab of jam landed on the floor, and suddenly the entire ant population registered for breakfast.

There was a dab of peanut butter on my cheek, and the dog kept following me like I was a walking sandwich.

I needed a dab of glue, but my brother gave me a mountain and now my paper is permanently stuck to the table.

At the table, a boy poked a dab of blue paint on a paper boat. He added a tiny dab on the sail, then another dab near the bow. A cat sniffed a dab on the boy's finger and sneezed, leaving a dab on the table. The boy laughed and wiped it away.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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