DAUB | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

Looking for the meaning of the word DAUB in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of DAUB with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.

Word: Daub

Speech Type: Verb

Etymology:

late Middle English: from Old French dauber, from Latin dealbare ‘whiten, whitewash’, based on albus ‘white’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: dɔːb
Dialects: British English
Definition:

carelessly coat or smear (a surface) with a thick or sticky substance

Short Definition:

carelessly coat or smear

Examples:
  • the walls were daubed with splashes of paint

Word: Daub

Speech Type: Noun

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: dɔːb
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a patch or smear of a thick or sticky substance

Short Definition:

smear of thick or sticky substance

Examples:
  • a daub of paint
Definition:

plaster, clay, or another substance used for coating a surface, especially when mixed with straw and applied to laths or wattles to form a wall

Short Definition:

substance used to make wall

Examples:
  • wattle and daub

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