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