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dabbled
dab·ble D0001400 (dăb′əl)v. dab·bled, dab·bling, dab·bles v.tr. To splash or spatter with or as if with a liquid: "The moon hung over the harbor dabbling the waves with gold" (Katherine Mansfield).v.intr.1. To splash liquid gently and playfully.2. To undertake something superficially or without serious intent: "The restaurant business entails more than ... dabbling in interior design" (Andy Birsh).3. To feed by moving the bill back and forth just below the surface or on the bottom in shallow water. Used of ducks.
[Possibly from Dutch dabbelen, frequentative of dabben, to strike, tap.]
dab′bler n.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | dabbled - covered with bright patches (often used in combination); "waves dabbled with moonlight"; "a blood-spattered room"; "gardens splashed with color"; "kitchen walls splattered with grease"spattered, splattered, splashedcovered - overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form; "women with covered faces"; "covered wagons"; "a covered balcony" |
IdiomsSeedabbledabbled
Synonyms for dabbledadj covered with bright patches (often used in combination)Synonyms- spattered
- splattered
- splashed
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