Dabat

15 clues
Blot
Pat-___
Pat gently
Blot gently
Blot lightly
Touch lightly
Lightly touch
Sponge gently
Touch with gauze
Blot with gauze, say
Put a hankie to, as tears
Touches, as with a tissue
Blot with a tissue, perhaps
Lightly pat, as with a napkin
Touch lightly, as the corner of one's eye