dabbled

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

covered with bright patches (often used in combination)“waves dabbled with moonlight”“a blood-spattered room”“gardens splashed with color”“kitchen walls splattered with grease”Synonyms: spattered splashed splattered

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Dabble \Dab"ble\ (d[a^]b"b'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dabbled (d[a^]b"b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Dabbling (d[a^]b"bl[i^]ng).] [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. [1913 Webster]