dabbleEnglishOxford English Thesaurusdabble verb 1 they dabbled their feet in the rock pools: splash, dip, paddle, wet, moisten, dampen, immerse, trail. 2 he dabbled in politics: toy with, dip into, scratch the surface of, flirt with, tinker with, potter about/around/round with, trifle with, play with, fiddle with, dally with, have a smattering of.dabble Oxford Dictionary of English