dabble (verb)
1dabble — ► VERB 1) move (one s hands or feet) around gently in water. 2) take part in an activity in a casual way. DERIVATIVES dabbler noun. ORIGIN from obsolete Dutch dabbelen or from DAB(Cf. ↑dab) …
2dabble — verb a) To partially wet (something) by splashing or dipping; connotes playfulness. The children sat on the dock and dabbled their feet in the water. b) To participate or have an interest in, but not so seriously …
3dabble — verb Dabble is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑duck …
4dabble — verb 1》 move (one s hands or feet) around gently in water. ↘(of a duck or other waterbird) move the bill around in shallow water while feeding. 2》 (often dabble in) take part in an activity in a casual or superficial way. Derivatives dabbler… …
5dabble — verb (dabbled; dabbling) Etymology: perhaps frequentative of 2dab Date: 1557 transitive verb to wet by splashing or by little dips or strokes ; spatter intransitive verb 1. a …
6dabble — verb 1 (I) to do something or be involved in something in a way that is not very serious (+ at/in): James dabbles in politics. 2 (transitive + in) to move your hands, feet etc about in water: dabbling in the sea …
7dabble — verb 1) they dabbled their feet in rock pools Syn: splash, dip, paddle, trail; immerse 2) he dabbled in politics Syn: toy with, dip into, flirt with, tinker with, trifle with, play with …
8dabble — verb Syn: toy with, dip into, flirt with, tinker with, play with …
9dabble — I UK [ˈdæb(ə)l] / US verb Word forms dabble : present tense I/you/we/they dabble he/she/it dabbles present participle dabbling past tense dabbled past participle dabbled 1) [intransitive] to be involved in an activity for a short time in a way… …
10dabble — [c]/ˈdæbəl / (say dabuhl) verb (dabbled, dabbling) –verb (t) 1. to wet slightly or repeatedly in or with a liquid; splash; spatter. –verb (i) 2. to play in water, as with the hands or feet: *I persisted in dangling over the boat side to dabble in …
