"Lennie dabbled his big paw in the water and wiggled his fingers so the water
arose in little splashes."
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I remember from middle school my art teacher would always say "dabble your paint brush." It means to splatter and often used in art termonology.
The word dabbled reminds me of the word dab... which means exactly what you said.
ReplyDeleteI've heard dabble used to describe someone who has interfered with something. For example, "You shouldn't have dabbled in you're sisters private life." But, then again I could be totally wrong!
ReplyDeleteDabble as a verb means to play or splash in water. I have also heard of a dabbling duck which is also a use of the word meaning to feed on shallow-water vegetation, with rapid, splashing movements of the duck's bill.
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