dabbling

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dabbling - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Dabble \Dab"ble\ (d[a^]b"b'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dabbled
     (d[a^]b"b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Dabbling (d[a^]b"bl[i^]ng).]
     [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.
     [1913 Webster]