dibble
noun
Also dibber a small, handheld, pointed implement for making holes in soil for planting seedlings, bulbs, etc.
were dibbling
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past progressiveof dibble.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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A tiny rivulet of water trickled over the stones, and two or three ducks were dibbling with yellow bills among the miniature boulders.
From Lover or Friend by Rosa Nouchette Carey
