dabble
v. play in water; be superficially involved or interested; wet slightly, splash | ||||
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Dabbled Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Dabbled
(imp. & p. p.)
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| WordNet 2.0 |
dabbled
Adjective
1. covered patchily; often used in combination; "waves dabbled with moonlight"; "a blood-spattered room"; "gardens splashed with color"; "kitchen walls splattered with grease"
(synonym) spattered, splashed, splashy, splattered
(similar) covered
Adjective
1. covered patchily; often used in combination; "waves dabbled with moonlight"; "a blood-spattered room"; "gardens splashed with color"; "kitchen walls splattered with grease"
(synonym) spattered, splashed, splashy, splattered
(similar) covered
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