dabble: Meaning and Definition of

dab•ble

1. to play and splash in or as if in water, esp. with the hands.
2. to work at anything in an irregular or superficial manner: to dabble in literature.
3. (of a duck) to feed on shallow-water vegetation with rapid, splashing movements of the bill.

1. to wet slightly in or with a liquid; splash; spatter.
2. to wash or rinse off lightly.