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

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

See also: covered, dabbler

Type of: bob, busy, dip, douse, dunk, occupy, play, plunge, souse

Encyclopedia: Dabble

• good luck charm
• good manners
• good morning
• good nature
• good night
• good ol' boy
• good old boy
• good old days
• good ole boy
• good part
• good person
• good Samaritan
• good sense
• Good Shepherd
• good speller
• good spirit
• good story
• good temper
• good turn
• good weather
• good word
• good-fellowship
• good-for-naught
• good-for-nothing
• good-hearted