单词	dabbled
释义	dabble verb dab·​ble ˈda-bəl  dabbled; dabbling ˈda-b(ə-)liŋ  intransitive verb 1 : to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest dabbles in art 2 a : to paddle, splash, or play in or as if in water b : to reach with the bill to the bottom of shallow water in order to obtain food transitive verb : to wet by splashing or by little dips or strokes : spatter Example Sentences The ducks dabbled in the stream. She sat by the pool, dabbling her feet in the cool water. Recent Examples on the Web And in an ethically murky turn, for those in the field who have begun to dabble in the corporate side of psychedelics, hyping up findings has become of obvious interest. WIRED, 2 Sep. 2022 Looking to dabble in the exercise dress trend without spending a bundle? Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 29 July 2022 In an era when many celebrities are multihyphenates, leveraging their platforms to dabble in several industries, Leto is a maxihyphenate. Lauren Larson, Men's Health, 21 Mar. 2022 Many, if not most Americans who dabble in unorthodox beliefs are probably closer to Fox Mulder than to Alex Jones. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 5 Aug. 2022 This is ideal for the mom that wants to dabble in the smartwatch trend to track her fitness, but doesn’t want to sacrifice style. Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 25 Mar. 2022 While these smaller cars are as basic as entry level gets, BMW and Mercedes alike seem to always dabble in this market. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 16 July 2022 The late Virgil Abloh was known to dabble in everything from DJing to architecture to car design. André-naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 14 June 2022 In his waking hours, Dando, along with Peretz and Ryan, went on to record Lovey, Lemonheads’ major-label debut, continuing to dabble in the heavy, fuzzy guitar-slam of his beginnings, but experimenting with an almost classic-rock feel. Mark Blackwell, SPIN, 13 Mar. 2022 See More Word History Etymology perhaps frequentative of dab entry 2 First Known Use 1557, in the meaning defined at transitive sense Kids Definition dabble verb dab·​ble ˈda-bəl  dabbled; dabbling 1 : to wet by splashing : spatter 2 : to paddle or play in or as if in water Ducks dabbled in the pond. 3 : to work without any deep involvement I just dabble with art. dabbled verb past tense of dabble as in delighted to take part in an activity in a superficial way She dabbled in drawing and painting but sculpture was her favorite medium. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance delighted entertained played trifled amused pleased toyed diverted dawdled sported teased joked loafed messed around idled jested rested relaxed cavorted frolicked flirted (with) hung recreated screwed around romped puttered (around) dallied fiddled (around) rollicked goldbricked hanged hung about gamboled frisked skylarked disported slacked (off) lounged (around or about) bummed (around) gambolled Antonyms & Near Antonyms worked struggled labored toiled wrought sweated strived plodded strove strained slaved plugged (away) sweat drudged See More
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