dabble
verb (used without object)
to play and splash in or as if in water, especially with the hands.
dabbler
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a word derived from
dabble.
Example Sentences
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As much as a handyperson is a dabbler of all trades, don’t expect the handyperson you hired for one project to be perfect for another.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2023
I consider myself a bit of a dabbler — always willing to learn about something or try something new, and then I dive deep into the rabbit hole with certain stuff.
From The Verge ● Jan. 27, 2022
He has long been a spiritual dabbler, with a weakness for what some regard as quackery.
From New York Times ● Jan. 15, 2022
Laurie Anderson could be considered a modern Renaissance woman but she would humbly say that she's "just a dabbler and a tinkerer".
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2021
The dabbler in science and invention often fancies himself a discoverer, asserts his claims, and receives recognition from those who are still more ignorant of the subject than himself.
From Buchanan's Journal of Man, March 1887 Volume 1, Number 2 by Joseph R. (Joseph Rodes) Buchanan
