dab at

dab at something

to touch or pat something. The painter dabbed at the canvas, making little changes here and there. Don't just dab at the wall, spread the paint on!

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Royle	ROI-əl	English (Rare)
Vishal	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Bengali
Riordan	-	Irish
Maris	MER-is, MAR-is	English (Rare)
MadailÉIn	-	Irish
Corwin	KAWR-win	English