[dab.ble] vb dab.bled ; dab.bling [perh. freq. of
[2]dab] vt (1557): to wet by splashing or by little dips or strokes: spatter ~ vi 1 a: to paddle, splash, or play in or as if in water b: to reach with the bill to the bottom of shallow water in order to obtain food
2: to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently esp. in a secondary activity or interest "~s in art"