dabble
verb (used without object)
to play and splash in or as if in water, especially with the hands.
dabbles
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present tense formof dabble (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The wife of a loaded investor dabbles in documentary filmmaking and befriends the spouse of a laid-off factory worker.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
She also dabbles in other technologies, including quantum computing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
The headliner, a New Zealander called Mike Boon, moved back home with his Dundee-born wife and became a teacher who dabbles in comedy for children.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2024
“When you’re watching it, the style changes every five to 10 seconds,” says Reed, 38, a longtime “Frasier” fan who dabbles in visual arts that riff on pop culture.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 2023
Every principal who dabbles in rickety stock without a certain reserve as a security is set down by most men as little better than a swindler.
From Old and New London Volume I by Walter Thornbury
