Definitions for: Dabble

[v] dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid
[v] work with in a non-serious manner; "She dabbles in astronomy"; "He plays around with investments bu he never makes any money"
[v] play in or as if in water, as of small children

Webster (1913) Definition: Dab"ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dabbled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dabbling.] [Freq. of dab: cf. OD. dabbelen.]
To wet by little dips or strokes; to spatter; to sprinkle; to
moisten; to wet. ``Bright hair dabbled in blood.'' --Shak.

Dab"ble, v. i.
1. To play in water, as with the hands; to paddle or splash
in mud or water.

Where the duck dabbles 'mid the rustling sedge.
--Wordsworth.

2. To work in slight or superficial manner; to do in a small
way; to tamper; to meddle. ``Dabbling here and there with
the text.'' --Atterbury.

During the ferst year at Dumfries, Burns for the
ferst time began to dabble in politics. --J. C.
Shairp.

Synonyms: paddle, play around, smatter, splash around

See Also: busy, dip, douse, dunk, occupy, play, plunge, souse

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