English to English

dabble
('d/&/b/@/l )

verb (v)

  • dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid(verb.motion)
    source: wordnet30
  • play in or as if in water, as of small children(verb.social)
    source: wordnet30
  • work with in an amateurish manner(verb.social)
    Example:
    She dabbles in astronomy.
    source: wordnet30
  • bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water(verb.motion)
    source: wordnet30
  • To wet by little dips or strokes; to spatter; to sprinkle; to moisten; to wet.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To play in water, as with the hands; to paddle or splash in mud or water.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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