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How to pronounce dabble in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms play around, smatter
Type of busy, occupy
Derivation dabbler


She dabbles in astronomy.
Type Words
Synonyms paddle, splash around
Type of play
Type Words
Type of bob
Type Words
Type of dip, douse, dunk, souse, plunge

Examples of dabble

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Some value managers such as Legg Mason's William Miller dabble in growth stocks.
From the businessweek.com
In the Viking reenactment world, where I dabble, this can lead to some friction.
From the evangelicaloutpost.com
Even if you wanted to dabble in multiplayer, it's hard to know where to jump in.
From the techland.time.com
To this day, Munoz still does more than just dabble in Chilean gourmet cooking.
From the dailyherald.com
Some 100 descendants dabble in everything from fashion design to private banking.
From the businessweek.com
If they had real faith and hope there would be no need to dabble in it nor do it.
From the blog.beliefnet.com
Get a Twitter account to promote it and dabble with search-engine optimization.
From the scienceblogs.com
I'm encouraging my daughter to dabble in electricity by giving her a Roominate.
From the techcrunch.com
Designers are spreading themselves thin as they dabble in so many price points.
From the washingtonpost.com
More examples
  • Dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid
  • Play in or as if in water, as of small children
  • Work with in an amateurish manner; "She dabbles in astronomy"; "He plays around with investments but he never makes any money"
  • Bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water; "dabbling ducks"
  • (dabbled) covered with bright patches (often used in combination); "waves dabbled with moonlight"; "a blood-spattered room"; "gardens splashed with color"; "kitchen walls splattered with grease"
  • Dabble Video Search is a video search service located at www.dabble.com. Dabble uses human powered search.
  • To partially wet (something) by splashing or dipping; connotes playfulness; To participate or have an interest in, but not so seriously
  • (dabbling) An act in which something is dabbled in
  • (or Dabbling) - sight fishing for Smallies using a Chuck'n'Duck