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Dabbled

To make slightly wet or soiled by spattering or sprinkling a liquid (such as water, mud, or paint) on it; to bedabble.

📖 Definitions of "Dabbled"

verb
  1. 1

    To make slightly wet or soiled by spattering or sprinkling a liquid (such as water, mud, or paint) on it; to bedabble.

  2. 2

    To cause splashing by moving a body part like a bill or limb in soft mud, water, etc., often playfully; to play in shallow water; to paddle.

    "The children sat on the dock and dabbled their feet in the water."

  3. 3

    To participate or have an interest in an activity in a casual or superficial way.

    "She’s an actress by trade, but has been known to dabble in poetry."

  4. 4

    To interfere or meddle in; to tamper with.

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