adjective
covered with bright patches (often used in combination)
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- waves dabbled with moonlight
- a blood-spattered room
- gardens splashed with color
- kitchen walls splattered with grease
verb
dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid
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verb
play in or as if in water, as of small children
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verb
work with in an amateurish manner
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Examples
- She dabbles in astronomy
- He plays around with investments but he never makes any money
verb
bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water
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Examples
- dabbling ducks