DABBLING

Meaning of DABBLING in English

p.pr. & ·vb.n. of dabble.

Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

DABBLING — noun Date: circa 1847 a superficial or intermittent interest, investigation, or experiment
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DABBLING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dabble
Английский словарь Webster
DABBLING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Dabble
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DABBLING — noun Date: circa 1847 : a superficial or intermittent interest, investigation, or experiment his dabbling s in philosophy and art
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DABBLING — [dab.bling] n (ca. 1847): a superficial or intermittent interest, investigation, or experiment "his ~s in philosophy and art"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DABBLING — v. Function: adjective Synonyms: AMATEURISH , dilettante, dilettantish, dilettantist, jackleg, unaccomplished, unfinished, ungifted, unskilled Related Words: sciolistic, shallow, sophomoric, superficial …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DABBLING — adjective Synonyms: amateurish , dilettante, dilettantish, dilettantist, jackleg, unaccomplished, unfinished, ungifted, unskilled Related Word: sciolistic, shallow, sophomoric, superficial Contrasted words: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
DABBLING — Dabbling
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DABBLING — Dabbling
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DABBLING — v. Pronunciation: -b( ə -)li ŋ Function: noun Date: circa 1847 : a superficial or intermittent interest, investigation, or experiment …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DABBLING DUCK — noun see: dabbler
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DABBLING DUCK — Any of about 43 species (tribe Anatini; including 38 species in genus Anas ) of duck s found worldwide, chiefly …
Английский словарь Британика
DABBLING DUCK — any of numerous shallow-water ducks, esp. of the genus Anas, that typically feed by upending and dabbling (contrasted with diving …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DABBLING DUCK — ■ noun a duck which typically feeds by dabbling and upending in fresh water, such as the mallard or teal.
Concise Oxford English vocab
DABBLING DUCK — Common, or northern, pintail (Anas acuta) also called Dipping, Surface-feeding, Pond, River, or Freshwater Duck, any of about 38 species …
Britannica English vocabulary
DABBLING DUCK — Any of about 43 species (tribe Anatini; including 38 species in genus Anas ) of duck s found worldwide, chiefly …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SHOVELER — or shoveller noun Date: 15th century one that shovels, any of several freshwater ducks (genus Anas ) that have a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GREEN-WINGED TEAL — noun Date: 1792 a small Holarctic dabbling duck ( Anas crecca ) the male of which has a chestnut head …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GADWALL — noun (plural ~s or ~) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1666 a grayish-brown medium-sized dabbling duck ( Anas strepera )
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DABBLER — noun Date: 1611 one that dabbles: as, one not deeply engaged in or concerned with something, a duck (as a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DABBLE — verb (~d; dabbling) Etymology: perhaps frequentative of 2dab Date: 1557 transitive verb to wet by splashing or by little dips …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DUCK — I Any of various relatively small, short-necked, large-billed waterfowl (several genera in subfamily Anatinae, family Anatidae). The legs of true …
Английский словарь Британика
DIVING DUCK — Any duck that obtains its food by diving to the bottom in deep water rather than by dabbling in shallows …
Английский словарь Британика
DABBLE — ˈdabəl verb ( dabbled ; dabbled ; dabbling -b(ə)liŋ ; dabbles ) Etymology: perhaps freq. of dab (III) transitive verb …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DABBLER — noun Date: 1611 : one that dabbles: as a. : one not deeply engaged in or concerned with something b. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DABBLER — [dab.bler] n (1611): one that dabbles: as a: one not deeply engaged in or concerned with something b: a duck …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DUCK — (from Dutch doek, cloth), any of a broad range of strong, durable, plainwoven fabrics made originally from tow yarns and …
Britannica English vocabulary
DIVING DUCK — any duck that obtains its food by diving to the bottom in deep water rather than by dabbling in shallows …
Britannica English vocabulary
ANSERIFORM
Britannica English vocabulary
ANATIDAE — bird family that includes ducks, geese, and swans; it constitutes the suborder Anseresby far the larger part of the order …
Britannica English vocabulary
DABBLE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN politics ▪ Eckford had become a wealthy man and, having bought a mansion and …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DIVING DUCK — Any duck that obtains its food by diving to the bottom in deep water rather than by dabbling in shallows …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

Webster English vocab

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