Dab·ble v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dabbled p. pr. & vb. n. Dabbling ] To wet by little dips or strokes; to spatter; to sprinkle; to moisten; to wet. “Bright hair dabbled in blood.”
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]