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v. To splash or spatter with or as if with a liquid: "The moon hung over the harbor dabbling the waves with gold” ( Katherine Mansfield).

verb-intransitive. To splash liquid gently and playfully.

verb-intransitive. To undertake something superficially or without serious intent: "The restaurant business entails more than . . . dabbling in interior design” ( Andy Birsh).

verb-intransitive. To bob forward and under in shallow water so as to feed off the bottom.

v. To partially wet (something) by splashing or dipping; connotes playfulness.

v. To participate or have an interest in, but not so seriously.

v. To wet by little dips or strokes; to spatter; to sprinkle; to moisten; to wet.

verb-intransitive. To play in water, as with the hands; to paddle or splash in mud or water.

verb-intransitive. To work in slight or superficial manner; to do in a small way; to tamper; to meddle.

To dip a little and often; hence, to wet; moisten; spatter; sprinkle.

To play in water, as with the hands; splash or play, as in water.

To do anything in a slight or superficial manner; touch or try here and there; dip into anything: with in: as, to dabble in railway shares; to dabble in literature.

To tamper; meddle.

v. work with in an amateurish manner

v. bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water

v. dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid

v. play in or as if in water, as of small children

"The previous Transporter films have had Martin dabble with romance before (once with Asian actress Shu Qi and a brief flirtation in the last film with Amber Valetta)."

dabbled    dabbles    dabbling   

busy    occupy    Bob    dunk    dip    douse    souse    plunge    play   

dribble   

dabbled    dabbling    dabbler    dabble in   

spatter    sprinkle    moisten    wet    tamper    meddle   

Babel    Schnabel    Scrabble    babble    babel    drabble    psychobabble    rabble    rabel    scrabble