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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dab•ble /ˈdæbəl/USA pronunciation v., -bled, -bling. - to play and splash in or as if in water, esp. with the hands or feet: [no obj]:dabbling in the water.[ ~ + obj]:dabbling her toes in the bath water.
- [no obj] to work without serious thought or action:to dabble in literature.
dab•bler /ˈdæblɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dab•ble (dab′əl),USA pronunciation v., -bled, -bling. v.i. - to play and splash in or as if in water, esp. with the hands.
- to work at anything in an irregular or superficial manner:to dabble in literature.
- Birds(of a duck) to feed on shallow-water vegetation with rapid, splashing movements of the bill.
v.t. - to wet slightly in or with a liquid;
splash;
spatter. - Dialect Terms[Chiefly South Midland U.S.]to wash or rinse off lightly.
- 1550–60; probably dab1 + -le; compare Dutch dabbelen, dabben
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged putter, fiddle, toy, dally.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dabble /ˈdæbəl/ vb - to dip, move, or splash (the fingers, feet, etc) in a liquid
- (intr; usually followed by in, with, or at) to deal (with) or work (at) frivolously or superficially; play (at)
- (transitive) to daub, mottle, splash, or smear: his face was dabbled with paint
Etymology: 16th Century: probably from Dutch dabbelen; see dab1ˈdabbler n |