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spetteren — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dabble verb To try an activity casually or occasionally, without serious commitment.
  • splash noun The sound or spray made when something hits liquid.

Senses

spetteren is used for these senses in English:

  • dabble (transitive) To cause splashing by moving a body part like a bill or limb in soft mud, water, etc., often playfully; to play in shallow water; to paddle.

dabble — full definition

  1. verb To try an activity casually or occasionally, without serious commitment.
  2. verb To splash a body part gently in water or soft mud, often playfully.

splash — full definition

  1. noun The sound or spray made when something hits liquid.
  2. noun A small amount of a liquid, or a small amount of a quality added to something.
  3. verb To cause liquid to scatter, or to be scattered by hitting a surface.
  4. verb Informal: to spend money freely, or to publicize something prominently.

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