American English pronunciation
How to pronounce dabble
IPA transcription: ['dæbəl]
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Verb
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dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid
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play in or as if in water, as of small children
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work with in an amateurish manner
“She dabbles in astronomy”
“He plays around with investments but he never makes any money”
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bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water
“dabbling ducks”
Usage examples
- He dabbled in painting, drawing, and photography before finding his true passion.
- He dabbled in painting, drawing, and photography before finding his true passion.
- Frequently he illustrated his own poems and dabbled with illumination and typography.
- In this period Barks dabbled in fine art, exhibiting paintings at local art shows.
- He dabbled in painting, drawing, and photography before finding his true passion.
- He dabbled in painting, drawing, and photography before finding his true passion.
- He dabbled in painting, drawing, and photography before finding his true passion.
- He dabbled in painting, drawing, and photography before finding his true passion.
- He dabbled in painting, drawing, and photography before finding his true passion.
- He dabbled in painting, drawing, and photography before finding his true passion.