DABBLE


Meaning of DABBLE in English

verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

politics

Eckford had become a wealthy man and, having bought a mansion and estate on Manhattan Island, he dabbled in politics .

Business is his profession, dabbling in politics is his passion.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

He dabbled in everything from bicycle exports to large-scale commodities purchases.

Her young quickly join this creche and start dabbling for small crustaceans and tiny molluscs.

I sort of dabble my foot in it like it's a puddle.

In defiant frustration, Nicole dabbles in the underground Seattle rock scene, where the older guys are equally alluring and dangerous.

She spent her girlhood in San Francisco, where her father dabbled in both journalism and the theater.

The four witches dabble in the supernatural to get back at their enemies and fix a few personal-appearance problems.

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