dabbleEnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishdabble /ˈdabl / ▸ verb 1 [with object] immerse (one's hands or feet) partially in water and move them around gently: they dabbled their feet in the rock pools. ▪ [no object] (of a duck or other waterbird) move the bill around in shallow water while feeding: teal dabble in the shallows. 2 [no object] take part in an activity in a casual or superficial way: he dabbled in politics. – DERIVATIVES dabbler /ˈdabələ , ˈdablə / noun– ORIGIN mid 16th century: from obsolete Dutch dabbelen, or a frequentative of the verb dab1.
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