dabble
verb (used without object)
to play and splash in or as if in water, especially with the hands.
have dabbled
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present perfectof dabble.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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I have dabbled in stocks for most of my working life.
From Barron's ● Mar. 14, 2026
Of course, many artists before her have dabbled in the avant-garde deconstruction of the songwriting craft — fellow experimentalist Juana Molina comes to mind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2025
Major sports leagues have dabbled with streaming — Thursday night N.F.L. games are on Amazon Prime Video — but they have not made a full leap yet.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
The French instructors have dabbled with app learning.
From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2023
I have dabbled my whiskers in Guava jelly—have drunk rack at Delhi, and at New South Wales I have enjoyed the luxuries of Kangaroo soup and Opossum gravy.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 343, November 29, 1828 by Various
