Dictionary Entry
dabble
dabble is a 6-letter English word with 7 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To wet by little dips or strokes; to spatter; to sprinkle; to moisten; to wet. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 14 · 7 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To wet by little dips or strokes; to spatter; to sprinkle; to moisten; to wet.
- 2intransitive verb
To play in water, as with the hands; to paddle or splash in mud or water.
- 3intransitive verb
To work in slight or superficial manner; to do in a small way; to tamper; to meddle.
- 4verb
bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water
"dabbling ducks"
- 5verb
dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid
- 6verb
work with in an amateurish manner
"She dabbles in astronomy"
"He plays around with investments but he never makes any money"
Synonyms
- 7verb
play in or as if in water, as of small children
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