dabble
v. play in water; be superficially involved or interested; wet slightly, splash | ||||
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Dabble Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Dabble
(v. t.)
To wet by little dips or strokes; to spatter; to sprinkle; to moisten; to wet.
(v. i.)
To work in slight or superficial manner; to do in a small way; to tamper; to meddle.
(v. i.)
To play in water, as with the hands; to paddle or splash in mud or water.
(v. t.)
To wet by little dips or strokes; to spatter; to sprinkle; to moisten; to wet.
(v. i.)
To work in slight or superficial manner; to do in a small way; to tamper; to meddle.
(v. i.)
To play in water, as with the hands; to paddle or splash in mud or water.
| WordNet 2.0 |
dabble
Verb
1. dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid
(hypernym) dunk, dip, souse, plunge, douse
2. play in or as if in water, as of small children
(synonym) paddle, splash around
(hypernym) play
3. work with in a non-serious manner; "She dabbles in astronomy"; "He plays around with investments bu he never makes any money"
(synonym) smatter, play around
(hypernym) busy, occupy
(derivation) dabbler, dilettante, sciolist
Verb
1. dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid
(hypernym) dunk, dip, souse, plunge, douse
2. play in or as if in water, as of small children
(synonym) paddle, splash around
(hypernym) play
3. work with in a non-serious manner; "She dabbles in astronomy"; "He plays around with investments bu he never makes any money"
(synonym) smatter, play around
(hypernym) busy, occupy
(derivation) dabbler, dilettante, sciolist
| hEnglish - advanced version |
dabble
dabble
\dab"ble\ (dăb"b'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. dabbled (-b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. dabbling (-b'l&ibreve;ng).] [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."
dabble
\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.
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." during the first year at dumfries, burns for the first time began to dabble in politics. c. shairp.
dabble
\dab"ble\ (dăb"b'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. dabbled (-b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. dabbling (-b'l&ibreve;ng).] [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."
dabble
\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.
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." during the first year at dumfries, burns for the first time began to dabble in politics. c. shairp.
Dabble Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Environmental Engineering (English ver.) |
DABBLE
To bob forward and under in shallow water so as to feed off the bottom.
To bob forward and under in shallow water so as to feed off the bottom.
Dabble Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Dabble
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