Dabble

Definition of Dabble

Dab´ble Pronunciation: dăb´b'l

v. t.	1.	To wet by little dips or strokes; to spatter; to sprinkle; to moisten; to wet. [imp. & p. p. Dabbled (dăb"b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Dabbling (dăb"blĭng).]
v. i.	1.	To play in water, as with the hands; to paddle or splash in mud or water. Where the duck dabbles 'mid the rustling sedge. - Wordsworth.
	2.	To work in slight or superficial manner; to do in a small way; to tamper; to meddle. During the first year at Dumfries, Burns for the first time began to dabble in politics. - J. C. Shairp.

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