dabbled

Variant of dabble

dabble definition

dab·ble (dab′əl)

transitive verb dabbled -·bled, dabbling -·bling

  1. to dip lightly in and out of a liquid
  2. to wet by dipping, splashing, or sprinkling

Etymology: Du dabbelen, freq. of MDu dabben, to strike, dab

intransitive verb

  1. to play in water, as with the hands
  2. to do something superficially, not seriously: with in or at to dabble in art

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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