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Dabble

Verb

Definitions

1.VerbTo make slightly wet or soiled by spattering or sprinkling a liquid (such as water, mud, or paint) on it; to bedabble. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2.VerbTo 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.VerbTo feed without diving, by submerging the head and neck underwater to seek food, often also tipping up the tail straight upwards above the water.
4.VerbTo 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."
5.VerbTo interfere or meddle in; to tamper with.
6.NounA spattering or sprinkling of a liquid.
7.NounAn act of splashing in soft mud, water, etc.
8.NounAn act of participation in an activity in a casual or superficial way.
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