dabble
verb /ˈdæbl/
/ˈdæbl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they dabble | /ˈdæbl/ /ˈdæbl/ |
| he / she / it dabbles | /ˈdæblz/ /ˈdæblz/ |
| past simple dabbled | /ˈdæbld/ /ˈdæbld/ |
| past participle dabbled | /ˈdæbld/ /ˈdæbld/ |
| -ing form dabbling | /ˈdæblɪŋ/ /ˈdæblɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] dabble (in/with something) to take part in a sport, an activity, etc. but not very seriously
- She is a talented musician but is content to just dabble.
- He dabbles in local politics.
- [transitive] dabble something (in something) to move your hands, feet, etc. around in water
- She dabbled her toes in the stream.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from obsolete Dutch dabbelen, or a frequentative of the verb dab.