dabble
IPA: dˈæbʌɫ
noun
- A spattering or sprinkling of a liquid.
- An act of splashing in soft mud, water, etc.
- An act of participation in an activity in a casual or superficial way.
verb
- (transitive) To make slightly wet or soiled by spattering or sprinkling a liquid (such as water, mud, or paint) on it; to bedabble.
- (transitive) To cause splashing by moving a body part like a bill or limb in soft mud, water, etc., often playfully; to play in shallow water; to paddle.
- (intransitive, of waterfowl) To feed without diving, by submerging the head and neck underwater to seek food, often also tipping up the tail straight upwards above the water.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To participate or have an interest in an activity in a casual or superficial way.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To interfere or meddle in; to tamper with.
Examples of "dabble" in Sentences
- He began to dabble in the electronic arts.
- I also dabble in the world of web design and programming.
- They dabble in themes of religion, namely the Catholic religion.
- He dabbled briefly, and unsuccessfully, in politics in the 1820s.
- Boyd was one of the last lumbermen to dabble in the Quebec market.
- But the authors on the website certainly dabble in these attitudes.
- However, on the side she continued to dabble in the arts as a hobby.
- But the heroine is bored of married life and wants to dabble in acting.