dibble
noun
Also dibber a small, handheld, pointed implement for making holes in soil for planting seedlings, bulbs, etc.
dibbling
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present participleof dibble.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Antetokounmpo was pulled by first-year coach Adrian Griffin after a dibbling violation.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2023
Having earlier dismissed his use as moderate dibbling and dabbling, he tells me: “I’ll be completely honest with you. The past couple of albums, I do get back to that.”
From The Guardian ● Dec. 3, 2016
As the persons figured below the text appear to be planting seed by dibbling them in with a stick, this would seem to be an appropriate rendering.
A considerable amount is raised in the village gardens, but generally it is planted by dibbling in the high land.
From The Tinguian Social, Religious, and Economic Life of a Philippine Tribe by Fay-Cooper Cole
Sir Hugh Platt, as we have seen, had before suggested dibbling, and Worlidge had contrived a drill; but Tull gave force and point and practical efficacy to their suggestions.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864 by Various
