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Bedabble

To dabble about or all over with moisture; make something wet by sprinkling or spattering water, paint, or other liquid on it.

📖 Definitions of "Bedabble"

verb
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    To dabble about or all over with moisture; make something wet by sprinkling or spattering water, paint, or other liquid on it.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Bedabble"

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WordDefinition
dabbleverb(intransitive, figuratively) To participate or have an interest in an activity in a casual or superficial way.
splutternoun(countable) A forceful choking or spitting sound.
daggleverb(intransitive) To drag or trail through water, mud, or slush
muddlenounA mixture; a confusion; a garble.
besplashverb(transitive) To splash all over; to wet by splashing.
splashnoun(onomatopoeia) The sound made by an object hitting a liquid.
splatterdashnounA work (of art, literature, etc.) that gives the appearance of having been created in a haphazard, chaotic manner.
gobbetnounAn extract of text, or image (especially a quotation), provided as a context for analysis, discussion, or translation in an examination.
plashnounA splash, or the sound made by a splash.
variegatenoun(transitive) To add variety to something.
splash aboutverbto frolic in water splashing some of it
bespatterverb(transitive) To spatter or cover with something; sprinkle with anything liquid, or with any wet or adhesive substance.
drabblenounA short fictional story, typically in fan fiction, sometimes exactly 100 words long.
bedrabbleverb(transitive) To make dirty or wet, e.g. with rain and mud.
splathernounA messy splash.
sprinknoun(now chiefly dialectal) To sprinkle; splash
spatternounA spray or shower of droplets hitting a surface.
puddlenounA small, often temporary, pool of water, usually on a path or road.
bedaggleverb(transitive) To daggle; to soil by dragging over wet ground.
oversprinkleverb(transitive) To sprinkle over.

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