dancing vs dab

dancing and dab both are nouns.

dancing is not a verb while dab is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dancing	Yes	No	No	No
dab	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, dab is a hyponym of dancing; that is, dab is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dancing:

dancing: taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
dab: 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

Other hyponyms of dancing include adagio, break dance, break dancing, courante, nauch, nautch, nautch dance, pavan, pavane, phrase, saraband, skank, slam dance, slam dancing, hoofing, step dancing, toe dance, toe dancing, choreography, stage dancing, pas seul, variation, duet, pas de deux, pas de trois, pas de quatre, social dancing, mambo, ceremonial dance, ritual dance, ritual dancing, dabbing, kagura.

dancing (noun)	dab (noun)
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music	a light touch or stroke
	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
	a small quantity of something moist or liquid

dancing (verb)	dab (verb)
	to smoke marijuana using butane hash oil
	hit lightly
	apply (usually a liquid) to a surface
	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

Difference between dancing and dab

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