Dabbing

These hatch out by degrees, so that renewed soaking and "dabbing" with the acid and a soft cloth are required. ❋ John Kirk (N/A)

It was two o'clock when I woke, and, arter a couple o 'pork-pies and a pint or two, I sat on a seat in the Park smoking, while she kep' dabbing 'er eyes agin and asking me to come' ome. ❋ Unknown (1903)

The closest thing to a regular community gathering is the weekly bingo game, where elderly neighbors assemble every Friday night in the school auditorium, silently dabbing rows of cards in hopes of taking home the $500 grand prize. ❋ Robert D. Putnam (2010)

There's definitely some movement in the air – his first four balls are genuine outswingers, modifying his length to test Younus who is being very watchful, putting bat to ball only for the fifth and six balls, dabbing them towards point. ❋ Unknown (2012)

"It's very hard not to have Peter here with me," she says, dabbing tears from the deep eyes that keep welling up despite her willing them to stop. ❋ Nancy Ruhling (2011)

When boiling and completely melted, apply the jelly to the tart by dabbing and flicking it onto the fruit with a pastry brush; add 1 teaspoon water and return the jelly to a boil if it becomes too thick to drizzle. ❋ Small Kitchen College (2012)

Mom did an imitation of a sad and weepy woman, dabbing at her eyes. ❋ Jack Canfield (2011)

Eve gently blends the concealer into the foundation using the damp sponge in a dabbing motion. ❋ Eve Pearl (2011)

There's just a faint flicker of the former mischief when she says, "Fancy you living in Staines" while dabbing furtively at the lady's cardigan. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Mr. Soper took out his handkerchief and came to me, dabbing at my cheeks with awkward movements. ❋ Julie Chibbaro (2011)

I smiled, dabbing my eyes with the sleeve of my jacket. ❋ Nathreee (2010)

One such man, perhaps a carpenter, won't ask the woman beside him because she is dabbing her eyes and he doesn't want to kill his chances by seeming insensitive, boorish, with questions like that. ❋ James Lloyd Davis (2011)

He squirmed and struggled, dabbing at the air with the injured as well as the uninjured forepaw and increasing his pain. ❋ Unknown (2010)