Verb: dabble da-bul
- Work with in an amateurish manner
"She dabbles in astronomy";
- smatter [archaic], play around
- Dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid
"The child dabbled her toes in the cool stream"
- Play in or as if in water, as of small children
"The kids dabbled in the kiddie pool";
- paddle, splash around
- Bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water
"dabbling ducks"
Derived forms: dabbles, dabbled, dabbling
Type of: bob, busy, dip, douse, dunk, jig, occupy, play, plunge, souse
Encyclopedia: Dabble