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Meaning of dabbled

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

dabbled

verb

Definitions

  1. To make slightly wet or soiled by spattering or sprinkling a liquid (such as water, mud, or paint) on it; to bedabble.

  2. 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.

    Example: The children sat on the dock and dabbled their feet in the water.

  3. To participate or have an interest in an activity in a casual or superficial way.

    Example: She’s an actress by trade, but has been known to dabble in poetry.

  4. To interfere or meddle in; to tamper with.