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| dabble | |
| 1. v. To make slightly wet or soiled by spattering or sprinkling a liquid (such as water, mud, or paint) on it; to bedabble. |  |
| 2. v. 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. v. (intransitive) 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. v. (intransitive, obsolete) To interfere or meddle in; to tamper with. | |
| 5. n. A spattering or sprinkling of a liquid. | |
| 6. n. An act of splashing in soft mud, water, etc. | |
| 7. n. An act of participation in an activity in a casual or superficial way. | |
