1. thick applications or smears of a substance
Usage: plural
2. crude or unskillful paintings
Usage: plural

1. applies or spreads (a substance) thickly or carelessly onto a surface
Usage: third person singular present
2. paints crudely or without skill
Usage: third person singular present

Examples

• She daubs paint on the canvas with bold strokes.
• The child daubs mud on the fence post.
• He daubs sunscreen on his nose before going outside.
• The artist daubs colors without much technique.
• There were daubs of paint on the floor.
• The wall showed daubs of plaster where repairs were made.
• His early daubs showed little artistic promise.