Dictionary entry

Dabble

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Dab″ble (dăb″b'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Dabbled (–b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n.Dabbling (–b'lĭng).] [Freq. of dab: cf. OD. dabbelen.] To wet by little dips or strokes; to spatter; to sprinkle; to moisten; to wet. “Bright hair dabbled in blood.” Shak.