dabbing

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Dabbing is sort of a dance move from a few years ago.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2019

Dabbing involves the dancer dropping their head and resting it on one arm while simultaneously raising the other.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2017

Dabbing your face with a blotting paper before donning a VR headset can also help by cutting back on the amount of oil that will transfer from face to 'set.

From The Verge • Jul. 8, 2016

Dabbing away the rivulets of mascara just in time to prepare for the announcement of her big promotion, she is floored when it goes to someone else.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2014

Dabbing at his streaming nose, Filch squinted unpleasantly at Harry, who waited with bated breath for his sentence to fall.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling