dabble

dab·ble  (dbl)

v. dab·bled, dab·bling, dab·bles

v.tr.

To splash or spatter with or as if with a liquid: "The moon hung over the harbor dabbling the waves with gold" (Katherine Mansfield).

v.intr.

1. To splash liquid gently and playfully.

2. To undertake something superficially or without serious intent: "The restaurant business entails more than . . . dabbling in interior design" (Andy Birsh).

3. To bob forward and under in shallow water so as to feed off the bottom.

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[Possibly from Dutch dabbelen, frequentative of dabben, to strike, tap.]

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dabble

Verb

[-bling, -bled]

1. to be involved in an activity in a superficial way: she dabbles in right-wing politics

2. to splash (one's toes or fingers) in water [probably from Dutch dabbelen]

dabbler n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	dabble - dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid dip, dunk, souse, douse, plunge - immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint"
	2.	dabble - play in or as if in water, as of small children splash around, paddle play - be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children; "The kids were playing outside all day"; "I used to play with trucks as a little girl"
	3.	dabble - work with in an amateurish manner; "She dabbles in astronomy"; "He plays around with investments but he never makes any money" smatter, play around busy, occupy - keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection"
	4.	dabble - bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water; "dabbling ducks" bob - move up and down repeatedly; "her rucksack bobbed gently on her back"

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dabble

verb (usually with in or with) play (at or with), potter, tinker (with), trifle (with), dip into, dally (with)

Translations

dabble [ˈdæbl] vi to dabble in → hacer por afición

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dabble [ˈdæbl] vi to dabble in → faire or se mêler or s'occuper un peu de

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dabble [ˈdæbl] vi to dabble in → sich (nebenbei) beschäftigen mit

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dabble [ˈdæbl] vi to dabble in → occuparsi (da dilettante) di

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dabble

v dabble [ˈdӕbl]

1 to play, or trail, in water He dabbled his feet in the river. spat, plas يَلْعَبُ بِقَدَمَيْهِ بالماء، يُبَلِّل мокря máchat (si) plaske; dyppe plätschern τσαλαβουτώ chapotear solistama آب بازی کردن؛ شلپ شلوپ کردن loiskutella barboter לְשַׁכשֵך בְּמָיִם पानी में खेलना prskati,pljuskati megnedvesít mencelupkan sulla, busla bagnare 水をぱちゃぱちゃする (물속에서 손발을) 찰랑거리다 pliuškenti(s) šļakstīties; plunčāties celup poedelen plaske (med), dyppe moczyć chapinhar a (se) bălăci барахтать(ся) plačkať sa, močiť sa čofotati praćkati se doppa, plaska med เล่นน้ำ suda oynatmak 弄濕，濺濕 плескати(ся), хлюпати(ся) تھوڑے سے پانی وغیرہ میں ہاتھ یا پاؤں ڈال کر ہلانا nhúng 弄湿，溅湿

2 to do anything in a half-serious way or as a hobby He dabbles in chemistry. iets as ʼn liefhebbery beoefen, jou so ʼn bietjie met iets besig hou يَشْتَغِل على سَبيلِ الهِوايَه занимавам се с fušovat (do) fuske; rode lidt (med) sich oberflächlich mit etwas befassen ασχολούμαι ερασιτεχνικά aficionarse ajaviiteks tegelema سرسری کار کردن puuhastella un peu faire de (en amateur) לְהִתעָסֵק מֵעָט ऊपरी ढंग से करना baviti se nečim amaterski, miješati se u nešto beleártja magát vmibe berbuat sesuatu secara iseng káka (við), föndra (við) dilettarsi di 道楽半分にやる (취미 삼아) 좀 해보다 mėgėjiškai užsiiminėti neprofesionāli nodarboties menceburkan diri liefhebberen fuske, drive sporadisk bawić się entreter-se a cocheta (cu) увлекаться fušovať šušmariti, ukvarjati se (s čim) petljati se syssla lite med, fuska med ทำเล่น ๆ ไม่จริงจัง amatörce uğraşmak 把...作為興趣愛好嘗試一下 займатися чимсь поверхово کسی کام یا مضمون میں شوقیہ یا سطحی دلچسپی لینا học đòi 把...作为兴趣爱好尝试一下