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[ dab-uhl ] / ˈdæb əl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dabble ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used without object), dab·bled, dab·bling.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. (of a duck) to feed on shallow-water vegetation with rapid, splashing movements of the bill. verb (used with object), dab·bled, dab·bling.to wet slightly in or with a liquid; splash; spatter. Chiefly South Midland U.S. to wash or rinse off lightly. Origin of dabble1550–60; probably dab1 + -le; compare Dutch dabbelen, dabben SYNONYMS FOR dabble2 putter, fiddle, toy, dally. SEE SYNONYMS FOR dabble ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM dabbledabbler, noundab·bling·ly, adverbun·dab·bled, adjectiveDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dabbleWyclef Jean, the 45-year-old music maestro, has dabbled in many things. Wyclef Jean Talks Lauryn Hill, the Yele Haiti Controversy, and Chris Christie|Marlow Stern|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST You also write about cocaine as a casual drug you dabbled in earlier. Herbie Hancock Holds Forth|David Yaffe|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST After all, this not the first time Cruz has dabbled with fame. Ted Cruz is the Miley Cyrus of the Senate|Dean Obeidallah|October 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST Apparently the former teen star also dabbled in the club drug Molly, putting the high in High School Musical. Report: Zac Efron Went to Rehab; Kerry Washington Named Best Dressed|Culture Team|September 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In truth, that was most likely because he dabbled in some of the darker arts favored by hotel security guards. Was Princess Diana Murdered by the British Military?|Nico Hines|August 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST To pass the weary time Jones and Hill dabbled in and experimented with hypnotism and telepathy. Eastern Nights - and Flights|Alan Bott Mrs. Heriot dabbled her hand in the cool water, and her diamond rings glittered like sparks of fire. A Bachelor Husband|Ruby M. Ayres The police, of course, shared in the plunder, and dabbled in every species of blackmail. Eastern Nights - and Flights|Alan Bott He dabbled in odes, elegies, epitaphs, and all that small fry of the muse which was then so plentiful. The Wits and Beaux of Society|Grace Wharton and Philip Wharton His sensitive nostrils gave little quivers and rapid twists that were like a play of fingers that dabbled delicately in the air.
British Dictionary definitions for dabble
verbto 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 smearhis face was dabbled with paint Derived forms of dabbledabbler, nounWord Origin for dabbleC16: probably from Dutch dabbelen; see dab 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dabbletrifle, play, monkey, dilly-dally, idle, dally, horse around, kid around, mess around, play around, fiddle with, muck around, toy with |