The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word DAB , but the solution may also be TAP which is one of the most recent solution (2017 in LA Times).
Strike gently crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DAB | 25 % | 3 |
| LAP | 25 % | 3 |
| PUTT | 25 % | 4 |
| TAP | 25 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Strike gently
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- tap
- pat
- poke
- hit
- stroke
- swipe
- brandishing
- flick
- lesion
- flip
- nail
- snap
Crossword Answer definitions
DAB noun- A soft tap or blow; a blow or peck from a bird's beak; an aimed blow.
- A soft, playful box given in greeting or approval.
- A small amount, a blob of some soft or wet substance.
- (chiefly in the plural) Fingerprint.
- A hip hop dance move in which the dancer simultaneously drops the head while raising an arm, briefly resting their face in the elbow, as if sneezing into their elbow.
- To press lightly in a repetitive motion with a soft object without rubbing.
- To apply a substance in this way.
- To strike by a thrust; to hit with a sudden blow or thrust.
- To apply hash oil to a heated surface for the purpose of efficient combustion.
- To perform the dab dance move, by moving both arms to one side of the body parallel with your head.
- With a dab, or sudden contact.
- One skilful or proficient; an expert; an adept.
- A small flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae, especially Limanda limanda; a flounder.
- A sand dab, a small flatfish of genus Citharichthys.
- (costers) Bad.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result DAB
- Apply, as ointment
- Smidgen
- Spot of butter
- Pinch
- Pat gently
- Lightly apply
- Bit of cream
- Smidge
- Little bit
- Application of mousse
More clues leading to the result LAP
- Once around at Indy
- Once around the track
- Toddler's perch
- A place of luxury?
- Santa's seat
- Computer's place
- Roller-derby unit
- Race unit
- You can't stand to have one
- Storytime perch
More clues leading to the result PUTT
- Final stroke
- Play on the green
- Gently knock, on the green
- Go on the green
- Finishing stroke?
- Hole punch?
- Last thing to do before getting one's Masters
- Green stroke
- Green tap
- Green shot