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1. (v.i.) dabble
to play and splash in or as if in water, esp. with the hands.
2. dabble
to work at anything in an irregular or superficial manner:
to dabble in literature.
3. dabble
(of a duck) to feed on shallow-water vegetation with rapid, splashing movements of the bill.
4. (v.t.) dabble
to wet slightly in or with a liquid; splash; spatter.
Etymology: (1550–60; prob. dab1+ -le)
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| Definition of 'dabble' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) dabble
dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid
2. (verb) dabble, paddle, splash around
play in or as if in water, as of small children
3. (verb) dabble, smatter, play around
work with in an amateurish manner
"She dabbles in astronomy"; "He plays around with investments but he never makes any money"
4. (verb) dabble
bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water
"dabbling ducks"
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| Definition of 'dabble' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) dabble
to wet by little dips or strokes; to spatter; to sprinkle; to moisten; to wet
2. (verb) dabble
to play in water, as with the hands; to paddle or splash in mud or water
3. (verb) dabble
to work in slight or superficial manner; to do in a small way; to tamper; to meddle
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Sense: to play, or trail, in water
He dabbled his feet in the river.
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 Afrikaans: spat, plas |
 Arabic: يَلْعَبُ بِقَدَمَيْهِ بال |
 Bulgarian: мокря |
 Brazilian: chapinhar |
 Czech: máchat (si) |
 German: plätschern |
 Danish: plaske; dyppe |
 Greek: τσαλαβουτώ |
 Spanish: chapotear |
 Estonian: solistama |
 Farsi: آب بازی کردن؛ شلپ شلوپ کر |
 Finnish: polskia |
 French: barboter |
 Hebrew: לְשַׁכשֵך בְּמָיִם |
 Hindi: पानी में खेलना |
 Croatian: prskati, pljuskati |
 Hungarian: megnedvesít |
 Indonesian: mencelupkan |
 Icelandic: sulla, busla |
 Italian: bagnare |
 Japanese: 水をぱちゃぱちゃする |
 Korean: (발 등으로) 물장난을 치다 |
 Lithuanian: pliuškenti(s) |
 Latvian: šļakstīties; plunčāties |
 Malay: celup |
 Dutch: poedelen |
 Norwegian: plaske (med), dyppe |
 Polish: moczyć |
 Persian: آب بازی کردن؛ شلپ شلوپ کر |
 Pashto: دساتيرى په ډول په كار لګي |
 Portuguese: chapinhar |
 Romanian: a (se) bălăci |
 Russian: барахтать(ся) |
 Slovak: plačkať sa, močiť sa |
 Slovenian: čofotati |
 Serbian: praćkati se |
 Swedish: doppa, plaska med |
 Thai: เล่นน้ำ |
 Turkish: suda oynatmak |
 Taiwanese: 弄濕，濺濕 |
 Ukrainian: плескати(ся), хлюпати(ся) |
 Urdu: تھوڑے سے پانی وغیرہ میں ہ |
 Vietnamese: nhúng |
 Chinese: 弄湿，溅湿 |
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