Definitions for dabbleˈdæb əl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
dab•bleˈdæb əl(v.)-bled, -bling.
(v.i.)to play and splash in or as if in water, esp. with the hands.
to work at anything in an irregular or superficial manner:
to dabble in literature.
(of a duck) to feed on shallow-water vegetation with rapid, splashing movements of the bill.
Category: Ornithology
(v.t.)to wet slightly in or with a liquid; splash; spatter.
Origin of dabble:
1550–60; prob. dab1+ -le
dab′bling•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
dabble(verb)
dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid
dabble, paddle, splash around(verb)
play in or as if in water, as of small children
dabble, smatter, play around(verb)
work with in an amateurish manner
"She dabbles in astronomy"; "He plays around with investments but he never makes any money"
dabble(verb)
bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water
"dabbling ducks"
Wiktionary
dabble(Verb)
To partially wet (something) by splashing or dipping; connotes playfulness.
The children sat on the dock and dabbled their feet in the water.
dabble(Verb)
To participate or have an interest in, but not so seriously.
She's an actress by trade, but has been known to dabble in poetry.
Webster Dictionary
Dabble(verb)
to wet by little dips or strokes; to spatter; to sprinkle; to moisten; to wet
Dabble(verb)
to play in water, as with the hands; to paddle or splash in mud or water
Dabble(verb)
to work in slight or superficial manner; to do in a small way; to tamper; to meddle
Translations for dabble
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- spat, plasAfrikaans
- يَلْعَبُ بِقَدَمَيْهِ بالماء، يُبَلِّلArabic
- мокряBulgarian
- chapinharPortuguese (BR)
- máchat (si)Czech
- plätschernGerman
- plaske; dyppeDanish
- τσαλαβουτώGreek
- chapotearSpanish
- solistamaEstonian
- آب بازی کردن؛ شلپ شلوپ کردنFarsi
- polskiaFinnish
- barboterFrench
- לְשַׁכשֵך בְּמָיִםHebrew
- पानी में खेलनाHindi
- prskati, pljuskatiCroatian
- megnedvesítHungarian
- mencelupkanIndonesian
- sulla, buslaIcelandic
- bagnareItalian
- 水をぱちゃぱちゃするJapanese
- (발 등으로) 물장난을 치다Korean
- pliuškenti(s)Lithuanian
- šļakstīties; plunčātiesLatvian
- celupMalay
- poedelenDutch
- plaske (med), dyppeNorwegian
- moczyćPolish
- آب بازی کردن؛ شلپ شلوپ کردنPersian
- دساتيرى په ډول په كار لګيا كېدل: په او بو لاس يا پښې ننه ايستل او بېرته را ايستل (اوبه چړپولPashto
- chapinharPortuguese
- a (se) bălăciRomanian
- барахтать(ся)Russian
- plačkať sa, močiť saSlovak
- čofotatiSlovenian
- praćkati seSerbian
- doppa, plaska medSwedish
- เล่นน้ำThai
- suda oynatmakTurkish
- 弄濕，濺濕Chinese (Trad.)
- плескати(ся), хлюпати(ся)Ukrainian
- تھوڑے سے پانی وغیرہ میں ہاتھ یا پاؤں ڈال کر ہلاناUrdu
- nhúngVietnamese
- 弄湿，溅湿Chinese (Simp.)
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