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dabbled

verb

Meaning

  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.
  3. To participate or have an interest in an activity in a casual or superficial way.
  4. To interfere or meddle in; to tamper with.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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