Definition of Dabbled

Adjective: dabbled da-buld

Covered with bright patches (often used in combination)
"waves dabbled with moonlight";
- spattered, splashed, splattered

Verb: dabble da-bul

Dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid
Play in or as if in water, as of small children
- paddle, splash around
Work with in an amateurish manner
"She dabbles in astronomy";
- smatter, play around
Bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water
"dabbling ducks"