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Definition of bedaub in English: bedaubverb bɪˈdɔːbbəˈdɔb [with object]literary Smear or daub with a sticky substance. 〈诗/文〉（用黏性物质）涂抹 a dozen maidens, all bedaubed with paint Example sentencesExamples - They were not yet bedaubed with war paint, but they were as restless as panthers in a cage, and it was only a matter of days when they would whoop and howl with the loudest.
- Right before the flash she would kiss him, bedaubing his stoic cheek with bright lipstick.
- These poor wretches were stunted in their growth, their hideous faces bedaubed with white paint, their skins filthy and greasy, their hair entangled, their voices discordant, and their gestures violent.
- When the children were brought back dirty, greasy, bedaubed, and so tired that they could hardly hold up their little heads, her indignation knew no bounds, and as she was perfectly fearless.
- The effect is like bedaubing a marble statue with paint.
Synonyms smear, plaster, bespatter, splash, stain, spatter, splatter, cake, cover thickly, smother, coat, deface smear, daub, bespatter, stain, spatter, splatter, cover, coat
Definition of bedaub in US English: bedaubverbbəˈdôbbəˈdɔb [with object]usually be bedaubedliterary Smear or daub with a sticky substance. 〈诗/文〉（用黏性物质）涂抹 a dozen maidens, all bedaubed with paint Example sentencesExamples - These poor wretches were stunted in their growth, their hideous faces bedaubed with white paint, their skins filthy and greasy, their hair entangled, their voices discordant, and their gestures violent.
- When the children were brought back dirty, greasy, bedaubed, and so tired that they could hardly hold up their little heads, her indignation knew no bounds, and as she was perfectly fearless.
- They were not yet bedaubed with war paint, but they were as restless as panthers in a cage, and it was only a matter of days when they would whoop and howl with the loudest.
- Right before the flash she would kiss him, bedaubing his stoic cheek with bright lipstick.
- The effect is like bedaubing a marble statue with paint.
Synonyms smear, plaster, bespatter, splash, stain, spatter, splatter, cake, cover thickly, smother, coat, deface smear, daub, bespatter, stain, spatter, splatter, cover, coat
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