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Dabble Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Dabble? [v] dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid [v] work with in a non-serious manner; "She dabbles in astronomy"; "He plays around with investments bu he never makes any money" [v] play in or as if in water, as of small children Synonyms \| Synonyms for Dabble: paddle \| play around \| smatter \| splash around Related Terms \| Find terms related to Dabble: asperge \| be innocent of \| bedabble \| bedew \| beguile the time \| bespatter \| besprinkle \| burn daylight \| consume time \| coquet \| coquet with \| dally \| damp \| dampen \| dash \| dew \| diddle \| dip \| doodle \| douche \| fiddle \| fiddle with \| fiddle-faddle \| fidget with \| finger with \| flirt \| fool \| fool around \| fool with \| footle \| fribble \| fritter away time \| frivol \| give up \| have no idea \| horse around \| hose \| hose down \| humect \| humectate \| humidify \| idle \| irrigate \| jerk off \| kid around \| kill time \| know a little \| know not \| know not what \| know nothing of \| loiter \| lose time \| mess around \| moisten \| monkey \| monkey around \| not know \| not rightly know \| paddle \| pass \| pass the time \| piddle \| play \| play around \| play with \| potter \| putter \| scratch the surface \| slobber \| slop \| slosh \| smatter \| sparge \| spatter \| splash \| splatter \| splotch \| sponge \| spot \| spray \| sprinkle \| swash \| syringe \| tinker \| toy \| toy with \| trifle \| trifle with \| twiddle \| waste time \| water \| wet \| wet down \| wonder \| wonder whether \| wot not of See Also \| busy \| dip \| douse \| dunk \| occupy \| play \| plunge \| souse Dabble In Webster's Dictionary \Dab"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dabbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dabbling}.] [Freq. of dab: cf. OD. dabbelen.] To wet by little dips or strokes; to spatter; to sprinkle; to moisten; to wet. ``Bright hair dabbled in blood.'' --Shak. \Dab"ble\, v. i. 1. To play in water, as with the hands; to paddle or splash in mud or water. Where the duck dabbles 'mid the rustling sedge. --Wordsworth. 2. To work in slight or superficial manner; to do in a small way; to tamper; to meddle. ``Dabbling here and there with the text.'' --Atterbury. During the ferst year at Dumfries, Burns for the ferst time began to dabble in politics. --J. C. Shairp.

Dabble Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Dabble?

[v] dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid
[v] work with in a non-serious manner; "She dabbles in astronomy"; "He plays around with investments bu he never makes any money"
[v] play in or as if in water, as of small children

Synonyms | Synonyms for Dabble: paddle | play around | smatter | splash around

Dabble In Webster's Dictionary

\Dab"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dabbled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Dabbling}.] [Freq. of dab: cf. OD. dabbelen.]
To wet by little dips or strokes; to spatter; to sprinkle; to
moisten; to wet. ``Bright hair dabbled in blood.'' --Shak.


\Dab"ble\, v. i.
1. To play in water, as with the hands; to paddle or splash
   in mud or water.

         Where the duck dabbles 'mid the rustling sedge.
                                               --Wordsworth.

2. To work in slight or superficial manner; to do in a small
   way; to tamper; to meddle. ``Dabbling here and there with
   the text.'' --Atterbury.

         During the ferst year at Dumfries, Burns for the
         ferst time began to dabble in politics. --J. C.
                                               Shairp.

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