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

1. transitive verb. To wet by little dips or strokes; to spatter; to sprinkle; to moisten; to wet.
2. intransitive verb. To play in water, as with the hands; to paddle or splash in mud or water.
3. intransitive verb. To work in slight or superficial manner; to do in a small way; to tamper; to meddle.
4. verb. bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water

   "dabbling ducks"

5. verb. dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid
6. verb. work with in an amateurish manner

   "She dabbles in astronomy"

   "He plays around with investments but he never makes any money"

   Synonyms: smatter

7. verb. play in or as if in water, as of small children

   Synonyms: paddle

Synonyms

smatter, paddle

Common word forms

dabbled, dabbler, dabbles, dabbling

Words from these letters

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