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Meanings of dabble in English

Play in or as if in water, as of small children.

Work with in an amateurish manner.

Usage of dabble in English
1
MP3.com is the first music site to dabble into the storage game.
Wired
2
He continued to dabble in mortal affairs, exploiting any weaknesses he discovered.
For Love Of Evil
3
Now you dabble your toes where there are things to bite you.
The great hunt
4
Despite Roosevelt's alleged betrayal, the Outfit would continue to dabble in presidential politics.
The outfit: the role of chicago's underworld in the shaping of m...
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I shall dabble them in the creek and eat an orange.
The Happy Adventurers
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I like to dabble just a little in the knowledge of these things.
The Vanished Messenger
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That may have prompted him to dabble with soft drugs five years later.
Reuters
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I don't think it's something you can dabble in, she said.
Reuters
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He continued to dabble his finger-tips in the water as one who meditates.
Domnei: A Comedy of Woman-Worship
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The director is far too clever to dabble in such crude sound design.
The Irish Times
11
As a group, consensus is not something we usual dabble in.
The Irish Times
12
I am a lawyer by profession, and dabble a bit in city government.
Sight Unseen
13
Your practices are your own affair, and in them I decline to dabble.
Chivalry: Dizain des Reines
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These were not the times to dabble in his usual sidelines.
The Neutronium Alchemist
15
I have a Reversion coming some day; I don't dabble in post obits.
Lord Ormont and His Aminta — Complete
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If you want to dibble dabble, so be it, but toe the line.
Ebony
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Dabble across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common