verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To dabble about or all over with moisture; make something wet by sprinkling or spattering water, paint, or other liquid on it.

   "Bedabbled with the dew, and torn with briers, I can no further crawl, no further go."

Synonyms

All synonyms

bespatterdabblespattersplashsplattersplotch

Example

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"Bedabbled with the dew, and torn with briers, I can no further crawl, no further go."

Etymology

From be- + dabble.

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