dabble

ˈdæbəl

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Definition of dabble - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

casual activity

intr.

do something without much skill or commitment

intr.

He likes to dabble in painting on weekends.

fiddle

tinker

toy

dipping

tr./intr.

Rare

dip a body part briefly into a liquid

tr./intr.

Rare

She dabbled her fingers in the fountain.

dip

dunk

paddle

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dabble in

take part in an activity without serious effort or commitment

She likes to dabble in painting on weekends.

double dabble method

technique for converting binary to decimal numbers

The double dabble method simplifies binary to decimal conversion.

Origin of dabble

Dutch, dabbelen (to splash) + -en (verb suffix)

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dabble

study a subject without serious effort

Examples of dabble in a sentence

She will dabble in freelance writing next year.
He dabbled his toes in the cool stream.
The child dabbled her hand in the pool.

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French:tâter, tremper, ...
German:sich versuchen, eintauchen, ...
Italian:dilettarsi, immergere, ...
Spanish:incursionar, chapotear, ...
Portuguese:experimentar, mergulhar, ...
Chinese:涉猎, 蘸, ...
Japanese:ちょっと手を出す, 浸す, ...
Arabic:اِشْتَغَلَ, غَمَسَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְנַסּוֹת, לִטְבּוֹל, ...
Russian:баловаться, окунать, ...
Ukrainian:спробувати себе, занурити, ...
Hindi:छेड़छाड़ करना, डुबाना, ...
Bengali:অভ্যাস করা, ডুবানো, ...
Catalan:provar, submergir, ...
Czech:fušovat do něčeho, namočit, ...
Danish:sysle, dyppe, ...
Dutch:kliederen, dopen, ...
Greek:ασχολούμαι επιφανειακά, βυθίζω, ...
Hungarian:foglalkozgatni valamivel, belemártani, ...
Khmer:សាកធ្វើលេងៗ, ជ្រលក់, ...
Korean:가볍게 해보다, 잠깐 담그다, ...
Persian:سرک کشیدن, فرو برد, ...
Polish:parać się, zanurzać, ...
Portuguese (BR):arriscar-se, molhar, ...
Romanian:a cocheta, a băga, ...
Swedish:syssla lite med, doppa, ...
Thai:ลองทำเล่น ๆ, จุ่ม, ...
Turkish:oyalanmak, daldırmak, ...
Vietnamese:tập tành, nhúng, ...

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