dabble
verb (used without object)
to play and splash in or as if in water, especially with the hands.
is dabbling
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present progressiveof dabble (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The company is dabbling in generative AI with a three-year licensing deal signed with OpenAI in December that will allow fans to create short videos featuring Disney characters through artificial intelligence.
From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026
Nobody is saying OpenAI is dabbling in anything like liar loans or subprime mortgages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2025
And Epping is dabbling, adding sandy pockets here and there to allow volunteers — “fooling around a little,” as he put it, “with some small experiments.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 21, 2022
Even when Carson Wentz is healthy, and even when Foles is dabbling in wizardry, the Eagles are built on their defensive line.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 8, 2019
But in this world, you can be right, or you can be safe, and the type of danger Ollie is dabbling in makes my own work look like nothing.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
