Dabble

/ˈdæb.əl/

Synonyms for "dabble" (121 found)

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Closest matches (25)

aspergebe innocent ofbedabble bedewbeguile the timebespatter besprinkleburn daylightconsume timecoquetcoquet withdally damp dampen dash dew diddle dip doodle douche

Noun(4 words)

dab dallying dash dip

Verb(1 words)

dallied

Strong matches (36)

Noun(4 words)

experiment exploration foray immerse

fiddlefiddle faddlefiddle withfiddle-faddle fidgetfidget withfinger withflirt foolfool aroundfool withfootle fribblefritter away timefrivolgive uphave no ideahorse aroundhosehose down

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humect humectate humidify idle irrigatejerk offkid aroundkill timeknow a littleknow notknow not whatknow nothing of

Related words (60)

loiterlose timemess aroundmoisten monkeymonkey aroundnot knownot rightly knowpaddle passpass the timepiddle playplay aroundplay withpotter putterscratch the surfaceslobber slop

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slosh smatter sparge spatter splash splatter splotch sponge spot spray sprinkle swash syringe tinker toytoy withtrifletrifle withtwiddlewaste timewater wetwet downwhile away the timewonderwonder whetherwot not of

Noun(8 words)

nibble noodling pinch sample sampling tinker trace trial

Verb(5 words)

paddleplay aroundsmattersplash aroundtoyed

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5 relation types

More general

18 entries

activity amount bob busy dip douse dunk engagement immersion involvement measure occupy participation play plunge quantity

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More specific

11 entries

amateur projectdot drop experimentationfinger dippingforay sampling smidgen tinkeringtoe dippingtrial venture

Collocations

11 entries

academic dabbleartistic dabblecasual dabbledabble academicallydabble across disciplinesdabble brieflydabble indabble withdabble with dataminor dabbleshort term dabble

Inflections

3 entries

dabbled dabbles dabbling

Derivations

2 entries

dabbler dabbling

Sample sentences

23 total sentences available.

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What a fool she is to dabble in stocks!

Source: tatoeba (21220)

Tom experienced strong peer pressure to dabble in drugs when he was a teenager.

Source: tatoeba (3746393)

I dabble in the culinary arts.

Source: tatoeba (11559917)

The Itelians […] reſpectleſſe of gentry, of few words, for they barrell up commonly more then they can broach, and ſo may be ſaid to be like a great bottle with a narrow necke; yet they are moſt cunning and circumſpect in negotiating, ſpecially when they have bin tampering with the Vine or the hop, and are dabbled a little with their liquor.

Source: wiktionary

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