Emily Dickinson Lexicon

DAB'BLE, v.i.

1. To play in water; to dip the hands, throw water and splash about; to play in mud and water.
2. To do any thing in a slight or superficial manner; to tamper; to touch here and there. You have, I think, been dabbling with the text. – Atterbury.
3. To meddle; to dip into a content.