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dibble dibbledib·ble D0202900 (dĭb′əl)n. A pointed gardening implement used to make holes in soil, especially for planting bulbs or seedlings.tr.v. dib·bled, dib·bling, dib·bles 1. To make holes in (soil) with a pointed implement.2. To plant by means of a pointed implement. [Middle English dibbel.] dib′bler n.dibble (ˈdɪbəl) n (Horticulture) Also called (esp Brit): dibber a small hand tool used to make holes in the ground for planting or transplanting bulbs, seeds, or rootsvb1. (Horticulture) to make a hole in (the ground) with a dibble2. (Horticulture) to plant (bulbs, seeds, etc) with a dibble[C15: of obscure origin] ˈdibbler n
dibble (ˈdɪbəl) vb (intr) 1. (Angling) a variant of dib2. a less common word for dabble
dibble (ˈdɪbəl) nslang Brit a policeman[C20: allusion to the police officer of that name in the children's animated cartoon Top Cat]dib•ble (ˈdɪb əl) n., v. -bled, -bling. n. 1. Also, dib•ber (ˈdɪb ər) a small, hand-held, pointed implement for making holes in soil, as for planting seedlings and bulbs. v.t. 2. to make holes (in soil) with a dibble. 3. to plant with a dibble. [1325–75; late Middle English; compare dial. dib in same sense (obscurely akin to dip1)] dib′bler, n. dibble - "To drink like a duck," lifting up the head after each sip.See also related terms for sip.dibble Past participle: dibbled Gerund: dibbling
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I dibble | you dibble | he/she/it dibbles | we dibble | you dibble | they dibble |
Preterite |
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I dibbled | you dibbled | he/she/it dibbled | we dibbled | you dibbled | they dibbled |
Present Continuous |
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I am dibbling | you are dibbling | he/she/it is dibbling | we are dibbling | you are dibbling | they are dibbling |
Present Perfect |
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I have dibbled | you have dibbled | he/she/it has dibbled | we have dibbled | you have dibbled | they have dibbled |
Past Continuous |
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I was dibbling | you were dibbling | he/she/it was dibbling | we were dibbling | you were dibbling | they were dibbling |
Past Perfect |
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I had dibbled | you had dibbled | he/she/it had dibbled | we had dibbled | you had dibbled | they had dibbled |
Future |
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I will dibble | you will dibble | he/she/it will dibble | we will dibble | you will dibble | they will dibble |
Future Perfect |
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I will have dibbled | you will have dibbled | he/she/it will have dibbled | we will have dibbled | you will have dibbled | they will have dibbled |
Future Continuous |
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I will be dibbling | you will be dibbling | he/she/it will be dibbling | we will be dibbling | you will be dibbling | they will be dibbling |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been dibbling | you have been dibbling | he/she/it has been dibbling | we have been dibbling | you have been dibbling | they have been dibbling |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been dibbling | you will have been dibbling | he/she/it will have been dibbling | we will have been dibbling | you will have been dibbling | they will have been dibbling |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been dibbling | you had been dibbling | he/she/it had been dibbling | we had been dibbling | you had been dibbling | they had been dibbling |
Conditional |
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I would dibble | you would dibble | he/she/it would dibble | we would dibble | you would dibble | they would dibble |
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I would have dibbled | you would have dibbled | he/she/it would have dibbled | we would have dibbled | you would have dibbled | they would have dibbled | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | dibble - a wooden hand tool with a pointed end; used to make holes in the ground for planting seeds or bulbsdibberhand tool - a tool used with workers' hands | Verb | 1. | dibble - plant with a wooden hand tool; "dibble Spring bulbs"plant, set - put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground; "Let's plant flowers in the garden" | | 2. | dibble - make a hole with a wooden hand tool; "dibble the ground"dig, dig out - create by digging; "dig a hole"; "dig out a channel" | Translationsdibble
dibble a small hand tool used to make holes in the ground for planting or transplanting bulbs, seeds, or roots dibble
Synonyms for dibblenoun a wooden hand tool with a pointed endSynonymsRelated Wordsverb plant with a wooden hand toolRelated Wordsverb make a hole with a wooden hand toolRelated Words |