DABBLE


Meaning of DABBLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈda-bəl ]

verb

( dab·bled ; dab·bling -b(ə-)liŋ)

Etymology: perhaps frequentative of dab (II)

Date: 1557

transitive verb

: to wet by splashing or by little dips or strokes : spatter

intransitive verb

1.

a. : to paddle, splash, or play in or as if in water

b. : to reach with the bill to the bottom of shallow water in order to obtain food

2. : to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest

dabble s in art

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.