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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She also dabbles in other technologies, including quantum computing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
John Evans, a sound technician who dabbles in acting, writing and producing, points to Netflix's loving restoration of The Egyptian Theatre along iconic Hollywood Boulevard as a sign of their good faith.
From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2025
Beetlejuice dabbles in other goofy alternatives such as a matador outfit and an afterlife customs-officer uniform.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 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
Again nearly twenty years have passed, and George Cruikshank still waves his Ithuriel's spear of well-ground steel, and still dabbles in aquafortis.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 by Various
