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Define the word Dabbled

"Dabbled" gcide "The 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]

"dabbled" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

dabbled
     adj : covered patchily; often used in combination; "waves dabbled
           with moonlight"; "a blood-spattered room"; "gardens
           splashed with color"; "kitchen walls splattered with
           grease" [syn: spattered, splashed, splashy, splattered]