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dabble
[dab-uhl]
verb (used without object)
to play and splash in or as if in water, especially with the hands.
to work at anything in an irregular or superficial manner.
to dabble in literature.
Synonyms: , , ,(of a duck) to feed on shallow-water vegetation with rapid, splashing movements of the bill.
verb (used with object)
to wet slightly in or with a liquid; splash; spatter.
Chiefly South Midland U.S.to wash or rinse off lightly.
dabble
/ ˈæə /
verb
to dip, move, or splash (the fingers, feet, etc) in a liquid
(intr; usually foll by in, with, or at) to deal (with) or work (at) frivolously or superficially; play (at)
(tr) to daub, mottle, splash, or smear
his face was dabbled with paint
Other 51Թ Forms
- dabbler noun
- dabblingly adverb
- undabbled adjective
- ˈ岹 noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of dabble1
Example Sentences
His father was once a builder, so Webster dabbled with an apprenticeship "on the tools".
BBC Sport looks at the current laws, when cricket has dabbled with substitutes in the past and asks the Test Match Special team whether it is time for subs to be brought in...
Although Woolery dabbled in basketball growing up, Grant was once so smitten with the sport that she thought it was going to be her pathway to a Division I college scholarship.
It was also at Loughborough where Cook dabbled in his other love - house music.
The 62-year-old had dabbled in crime his whole life, from petty offences to bank heists.
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