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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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
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
“What Yogananda brought is a fairly advanced and much more comprehensive meditation practice for people who feel they don’t want to be a dabbler anymore,” Brother Chidananda said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2020
Until recently, he’d just been a dabbler who — like Kimbrough — found the game after moving to Seattle.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2019
Ling′uist, one skilled in tongues or languages; Ling′uister, a dabbler in philology.—adjs.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
