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.

Source : WordNet®

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}]