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dabble
spatter or splash; undertake an activity casually: dabble in politicsNot to be confused with:
dapple – mottled or spotted marking, as on a horse; to mark with spots
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dab·ble
(dăb′əl)v.tr. To splash or spatter with or as if with a liquid: 'The moon hung over the harbor dabbling the waves with gold'(Katherine Mansfield).
v.intr.2. To undertake something superficially or without serious intent: 'The restaurant business entails more than ... dabbling in interior design'(Andy Birsh).
3. To feed by moving the bill back and forth just below the surface or on the bottom in shallow water. Used of ducks.
[Possibly from Dutch dabbelen, frequentative of dabben, to strike, tap.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
dabble
(ˈdæbəl) vb1. to dip, move, or splash (the fingers, feet, etc) in a liquid
2. (intr; usually foll by in, with, or at) to deal (with) or work (at) frivolously or superficially; play (at)
3. (tr) to daub, mottle, splash, or smear: his face was dabbled with paint.
ˈdabblern
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
dab•ble
(ˈdæb əl)v. -bled, -bling.v.i.
1. to play and splash in or as if in water, esp. with the hands.
2. to work at anything in an irregular or superficial manner: to dabble in literature.
3. (of a duck) to feed on shallow-water vegetation with rapid, splashing movements of the bill.
v.t. 4. to wet slightly in or with a liquid; splash; spatter.
dab′bler,n.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
dabble
Past participle: dabbled
Gerund: dabbling
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| dabble |
| dabble |
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| I dabble |
| you dabble |
| he/she/it dabbles |
| we dabble |
| you dabble |
| they dabble |
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| I dabbled |
| you dabbled |
| he/she/it dabbled |
| we dabbled |
| you dabbled |
| they dabbled |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am dabbling |
| you are dabbling |
| he/she/it is dabbling |
| we are dabbling |
| you are dabbling |
| they are dabbling |
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| I have dabbled |
| you have dabbled |
| he/she/it has dabbled |
| we have dabbled |
| you have dabbled |
| they have dabbled |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was dabbling |
| you were dabbling |
| he/she/it was dabbling |
| we were dabbling |
| you were dabbling |
| they were dabbling |
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| I had dabbled |
| you had dabbled |
| he/she/it had dabbled |
| we had dabbled |
| you had dabbled |
| they had dabbled |
| Future |
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| I will dabble |
| you will dabble |
| he/she/it will dabble |
| we will dabble |
| you will dabble |
| they will dabble |
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| I will have dabbled |
| you will have dabbled |
| he/she/it will have dabbled |
| we will have dabbled |
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| they will have dabbled |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be dabbling |
| you will be dabbling |
| he/she/it will be dabbling |
| we will be dabbling |
| you will be dabbling |
| they will be dabbling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been dabbling |
| you have been dabbling |
| he/she/it has been dabbling |
| we have been dabbling |
| you have been dabbling |
| they have been dabbling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been dabbling |
| you will have been dabbling |
| he/she/it will have been dabbling |
| we will have been dabbling |
| you will have been dabbling |
| they will have been dabbling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been dabbling |
| you had been dabbling |
| he/she/it had been dabbling |
| we had been dabbling |
| you had been dabbling |
| they had been dabbling |
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| I would dabble |
| you would dabble |
| he/she/it would dabble |
| we would dabble |
| you would dabble |
| they would dabble |
Dabbler
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| I would have dabbled |
| you would have dabbled |
| he/she/it would have dabbled |
| we would have dabbled |
| you would have dabbled |
| they would have dabbled |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
| Verb | 1. | dabble - dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid dip, dunk, souse, douse, plunge - immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; 'dip the garment into the cleaning solution'; 'dip the brush into the paint' |
| 2. | dabble - play in or as if in water, as of small children play - be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children; 'The kids were playing outside all day'; 'I used to play with trucks as a little girl' | |
| 3. | dabble - work with in an amateurish manner; 'She dabbles in astronomy'; 'He plays around with investments but he never makes any money' busy, occupy - keep busy with; 'She busies herself with her butterfly collection' | |
| 4. | dabble - bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water; 'dabbling ducks' bob - move up and down repeatedly; 'her rucksack bobbed gently on her back' |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
dabble
verb(usually with inorwith)play at or with, toy (with), potter, tinker (with), trifle (with), flirt with, dip into, fiddle with, dally (with), scratch the surface of, have a smattering of, potter about or around or round withShe dabbled with drugs at University.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
يَشْتَغِل على سَبيلِ الهِوايَهيَلْعَبُ بِقَدَمَيْهِ بالماء، يُبَلِّل
dyppefuskeplaske
beleártja magát vmibe
neprofesionāli nodarbotiesplunčātiesšļakstīties
amatörce uğraşmaksuda oynatmak
dabble
[ˈdæbl]A.VT → salpicar, mojar
to dabble one's hands/feet in water → chapotear con las manos/los piesen elagua
to dabble one's hands/feet in water → chapotear con las manos/los piesen elagua
B.VI (fig) to dabble in sth → hacer algo/interesarse por algo superficialmente
to dabble in politics → ser politiquero, politiquear
to dabble in shares →
I only dabble in it → para mí es un pasatiempo nada más
to dabble in politics → ser politiquero, politiquear
to dabble in shares →
I only dabble in it → para mí es un pasatiempo nada más
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
dabble
[ˈdæbəl]vi [amateur]
Are they composers? - Not really, although they dabble → Ce sont des compositeurs? - Pas vraiment, mais ils composent en dilettante.
Is she an artist? - Not really, she dabbles → C'est une artiste? - Pas vraiment, elle peint en dilettante.
Are they composers? - Not really, although they dabble → Ce sont des compositeurs? - Pas vraiment, mais ils composent en dilettante.
Is she an artist? - Not really, she dabbles → C'est une artiste? - Pas vraiment, elle peint en dilettante.
[drug-user] →
She dabbled with drugs → Elle tâtaitde ladrogue.vt [+ politics, antiques] → tâter dedab hand n(British) (= expert) to be a dab hand at sth → être doué(e) en qch
He wasn't such a dab hand in the kitchen → Il n'était pas aussidouéà lacuisine.
to be a dab hand at doing sth → être doué(e) pour faire qch
She dabbled with drugs → Elle tâtaitde ladrogue.vt [+ politics, antiques] → tâter dedab hand n(British) (= expert) to be a dab hand at sth → être doué(e) en qch
He wasn't such a dab hand in the kitchen → Il n'était pas aussidouéà lacuisine.
to be a dab hand at doing sth → être doué(e) pour faire qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
dabble
vtto dabble one’s hands/feet in the water → mit den Händen/Füßen im Wasserplan(t)schen
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(fig)to dabble in/at something → sich (nebenbei) mit etwbeschäftigen; are you a serious photographer? — no, I only dabble (in it) → beschäftigen Sie sich ernsthaft mit der Fotografie? — nein, nur so nebenbei; he dabbles in stocks and shares/antiques → er versucht sich an der Börse/in Antiquitäten
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
dabble
[ˈdæbl]1.vtto dabble one's hands/feet in the water → sguazzare con le mani/ipiedi nell'acqua
2.vi (fig) to dabble in sth → occuparsi di qc a tempo perso, dilettarsi di qc
to dabble in politics → dilettarsi di politica
to dabble in politics → dilettarsi di politica
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
dabble
(ˈdӕbl) verb1. to play, or trail, in water. He dabbled his feet in the river. spat, plas يَلْعَبُ بِقَدَمَيْهِ بالماء، يُبَلِّل мокря chapinhar máchat (si) plätschern plaske; dyppe τσαλαβουτώchapotear solistama آب بازی کردن؛ شلپ شلوپ کردن polskia barboter לְשַׁכשֵך בְּמָיִם पानी में खेलना prskati, pljuskati megnedvesít mencelupkan sulla, busla bagnare 水をぱちゃぱちゃする (발 등으로) 물장난을 치다 pliuškenti(s) šļakstīties; plunčāties celup poedelenplaske, dyppe moczyć دساتيرى په ډول په كار لګيا كېدل: په او بو لاس يا پښې ننه ايستل او بېرته را ايستل (اوبه چړپول chapinhar a (se) bălăci барахтать(ся) plačkať sa, močiť sa čofotati praćkati se doppa, plaska med เล่นน้ำ suda oynatmak 弄濕，濺濕 плескати(ся), хлюпати(ся) تھوڑے سے پانی وغیرہ میں ہاتھ یا پاؤں ڈال کر ہلانا nhúng 弄湿，溅湿
2. to do anything in a half-serious way or as a hobby. He dabbles in chemistry. iets as ʼn liefhebbery beoefen, jou so ʼn bietjie met iets besig hou يَشْتَغِل على سَبيلِ الهِوايَه занимавам се с entreter-se fušovat (do) sich oberflächlich mit etwas befassen fuske; rode lidt (med) ασχολούμαι ερασιτεχνικά aficionarse ajaviiteks tegelema سرسری کار کردن harrastella faire un peu de לְהִתעָסֵק מֵעָט ऊपरी ढंग से करना baviti se nečim amaterski, miješati se u nešto beleártja magát vmibe berbuat sesuatu secara iseng káka (við), föndra (við) dilettarsi di 道楽半分にやる 장난 삼아 하다 mėgėjiškai užsiiminėti neprofesionāli nodarboties menceburkan diri liefhebberenfuske, drive sporadiskbawić się دساتيرى په ډول په كار لګيا كېدل: په او بو لاس يا پښې ننه ايستل او بېرته را ايستل (اوبه چړپول entreter-se a cocheta (cu) увлекаться fušovať šušmariti, ukvarjati se (s čim) petljati se syssla lite med, fuska med ทำเล่น ๆ ไม่จริงจัง amatörce uğraşmak 把...作為興趣愛好嘗試一下 займатися чимсь поверхово کسی کام یا مضمون میں شوقیہ یا سطحی دلچسپی لینا học đòi 把...作为兴趣爱好尝试一下
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