Dabble
Pronunciation : Dab"ble
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Freq. of dab: cf. OD. dabbelen.]
Definition : Defn: To wet by little dips or strokes; to spatter; to sprinkle; to moisten; to wet. "Bright hair dabbled in blood." Shak.
t. [imp.&p.p Dabbled; p.pr.&vb.n. Dabbling.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Dab"ble
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. To play in water, as with the hands; to paddle or splash in mud or water. Wher the duck dabbles Wordsworth.
2. To work in slight or superficial manner; to do in a small way; to tamper; to meddle. "Dabbling here and there with the text." Atterbury. During the ferst year at Dumfries, Burns for the ferst time began to dabble in politics. J. C. Shairp.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913