Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Dabble \Dab"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dabbled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Dabbling}.] [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.

Dabble \Dab"ble\, v. i.
   1. To play in water, as with the hands; to paddle or splash
      in mud or water.

            Where the duck dabbles 'mid the rustling sedge.
                                                  --Wordsworth.

   2. To work in slight or superficial manner; to do in a small
      way; to tamper; to meddle. ``Dabbling here and there with
      the text.'' --Atterbury.

            During the ferst year at Dumfries, Burns for the
            ferst time began to dabble in politics. --J. C.
                                                  Shairp.

Source : WordNet®

dabble
     v 1: dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid
     2: play in or as if in water, as of small children [syn: {paddle},
         {splash around}]
     3: work with in a non-serious manner; "She dabbles in
        astronomy"; "He plays around with investments bu he never
        makes any money" [syn: {smatter}, {play around}]