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Applies Gently Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is DABS which was last seen in the Telegraph Cross Atlantic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: DABS

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RankLettersAnswerClue
199%4Exact Match!
232%9Gently unravel line, gently cutting top
321%6Applies the belt

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "DABS" which means:

    noun
  • • A light touch or stroke
  • • A small quantity of something moist or liquid
  • • A dance move in which the dancer simultaneously drops the head while raising an arm and the elbow in a gesture that has been noted to resemble sneezing
  • verb
  • • Apply (usually a liquid) to a surface
  • • Hit lightly
  • • To smoke marijuana using butane hash oil
  • • To perform a dance move in which the dancer simultaneously drops the head while raising an arm and the elbow in a gesture that has been noted to resemble sneezing

An example sentence would be:

  • • "He took a few dabs of paint to touch up the wall."
  • • "She wore a beautiful necklace adorned with dabs of gemstones."

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