tamponner

to dab

verb tahn-po-NEH Rare

Also means

to stamp (a document)

Usage Note

Tamponner derives from tampon ('stamp, pad, buffer'), and covers several senses: dabbing a wound with a cloth, stamping an official document, or in road contexts, colliding into — se faire tamponner ('to get rear-ended'). The noun tampon also names a hygiene product (tampon). Children may know jeu du tampon as a tag-like playground game.

Examples

"L'infirmière a tamponné la plaie avec de la gaze."

Natural Translation

The nurse dabbed the wound with gauze.

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