| dabbl | I'm introducing some pictures I took, dabbling in photography, along with my diary. |
| dabbl | What a fool she is to dabble in stocks! |
| dabble | (v) dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid |
| dabble | (v) play in or as if in water, as of small children, Syn. splash around, paddle |
| dabble | (v) work with in an amateurish manner, Syn. play around, smatter, Example: She dabbles in astronomy; He plays around with investments but he never makes any money |
| dabble | (v) bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water, Example: dabbling ducks |
| dabbler | (n) an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge, Syn. dilettante, sciolist |
| dabbling duck | (n) any of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and dabbling, Syn. dabbler, Ant. diving duck |
| Dabble | v. i. Where the duck dabbles 'mid the rustling sedge. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ] During the first year at Dumfries, Burns for the first time began to dabble in politics. J. C. Shairp. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Dabble | v. t. |
| Dabbler | n. |
| Dabblingly | adv. In a dabbling manner. [ 1913 Webster ] |