Dabble
verb
To take part in an activity in a casual or superficial way.
He dabbles in art during his free time.
Often appears as...
- dabble in art
- dabble in cooking
verb
To immerse (one's hands or feet) partially in water and move them around gently.
During the summer, we liked to dabble our feet in the river.
Often appears as...
- dabble one's feet
- dabble one's hands
verb
To take part in an activity in a casual or superficial way.
He dabbles in art during his free time.
Often appears as...
- dabble in art
- dabble in cooking
verb
To immerse (one's hands or feet) partially in water and move them around gently.
During the summer, we liked to dabble our feet in the river.
Often appears as...
- dabble one's feet
- dabble one's hands
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Casual Involvement
Used to suggest a hobby or interest pursued in a light, non-serious manner.
She dabbles in photography, but she's not planning to go professional.
Pro Tip 2/3Not an Expert
Implies a lack of deep knowledge or skill in the activity mentioned.
Though I dabble in guitar playing, I can't read music.
Pro Tip 3/3Experimenting Stage
Suggests a phase of trying different things to discover one's interests.
After retiring, my father began to dabble in various crafts.
Pro Tip 1/3Casual Involvement
Used to suggest a hobby or interest pursued in a light, non-serious manner.
She dabbles in photography, but she's not planning to go professional.
Pro Tip 2/3Not an Expert
Implies a lack of deep knowledge or skill in the activity mentioned.
Though I dabble in guitar playing, I can't read music.
Pro Tip 3/3Experimenting Stage
Suggests a phase of trying different things to discover one's interests.
After retiring, my father began to dabble in various crafts.
Pro Tip 1/3Casual Involvement
Used to suggest a hobby or interest pursued in a light, non-serious manner.
She dabbles in photography, but she's not planning to go professional.
Pro Tip 2/3Not an Expert
Implies a lack of deep knowledge or skill in the activity mentioned.
Though I dabble in guitar playing, I can't read music.
Pro Tip 3/3Experimenting Stage
Suggests a phase of trying different things to discover one's interests.
After retiring, my father began to dabble in various crafts.
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This is the side hustle...
that led her to start experimenting with making fragrances and hair oils in her kitchen. We're always being taught that we're supposed to know what we want to do when we grow up. But when you're multipassionate, you want to dip and dabble in those different things. It doesn't mean that you're not committed to your job,
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The importance of focus...
because he's focused his whole life on making great music and that's what made him great so I figured I had to focus and become an expert at something so I cut out all the dabbling and focused only on photography I became a successful advertising photographer and I even won top awards
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The difference between...
that I enjoy poetry, and I dabble in it a bit, and love it. There are some things that helped me, I think, be better than I would have been. I know I'm not what I ought to be, what I should be, but I think I'm better than I would have been if I hadn't run across certain things.
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Mammoths resurrected and...
from so many people as soon as you talk about geoengineering is that the last thing they believe is that humans should be gods -- some of them for religious reasons, but most just for humility reasons, that the systems are too complex, we should not be dabbling that way.
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Girls helping girls PIPE...
website but we had never dabbled with HTML or Java we needed to start a corporate bank account but we didn't even know how to manage our own yet we had an idea an idea worth spreading so simple that we made it the name of our organization girls helping girls and we
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Mike Wallace remembers...
essence of news back than in many ways in radio basically yes back then all some of the biggest names in news started out that way you had dabbled in a lot of things commercials interview shows a lot of things there was a personal event in your life was not that
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The wacky history of...
Remember when I said Hooke dabbled in many different fields? Well, after Newton published a groundbreaking book on how planets move due to gravity, Hooke made the claim that Newton had been inspired by Hooke's work in physics.
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Marlene Zuk: What we...
They speculate about the supernatural, maybe the spirits of the departed walking among us. The allure of another world is something that people say is part of why they want to dabble in the paranormal.
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Holding a Red Bellied...
Time for the ultimate killers test. How would the piranha react to my duck? So, we have our oven ready here. Just give it a dabble.
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For One Flint, Michigan...
mommy will you just dabble oh I'm
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This is the side hustle...
that led her to start experimenting with making fragrances and hair oils in her kitchen. We're always being taught that we're supposed to know what we want to do when we grow up. But when you're multipassionate, you want to dip and dabble in those different things. It doesn't mean that you're not committed to your job,
Video examples
The importance of focus...
because he's focused his whole life on making great music and that's what made him great so I figured I had to focus and become an expert at something so I cut out all the dabbling and focused only on photography I became a successful advertising photographer and I even won top awards
Video examples
The difference between...
that I enjoy poetry, and I dabble in it a bit, and love it. There are some things that helped me, I think, be better than I would have been. I know I'm not what I ought to be, what I should be, but I think I'm better than I would have been if I hadn't run across certain things.
Video examples
Mammoths resurrected and...
from so many people as soon as you talk about geoengineering is that the last thing they believe is that humans should be gods -- some of them for religious reasons, but most just for humility reasons, that the systems are too complex, we should not be dabbling that way.
Video examples
Girls helping girls PIPE...
website but we had never dabbled with HTML or Java we needed to start a corporate bank account but we didn't even know how to manage our own yet we had an idea an idea worth spreading so simple that we made it the name of our organization girls helping girls and we
Video examples
Mike Wallace remembers...
essence of news back than in many ways in radio basically yes back then all some of the biggest names in news started out that way you had dabbled in a lot of things commercials interview shows a lot of things there was a personal event in your life was not that
Video examples
The wacky history of...
Remember when I said Hooke dabbled in many different fields? Well, after Newton published a groundbreaking book on how planets move due to gravity, Hooke made the claim that Newton had been inspired by Hooke's work in physics.
Video examples
Marlene Zuk: What we...
They speculate about the supernatural, maybe the spirits of the departed walking among us. The allure of another world is something that people say is part of why they want to dabble in the paranormal.
Video examples
Holding a Red Bellied...
Time for the ultimate killers test. How would the piranha react to my duck? So, we have our oven ready here. Just give it a dabble.
Video examples
For One Flint, Michigan...
mommy will you just dabble oh I'm
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Paul Kane
English Writer
I love a good laugh as well, I think that's so important in life, which is probably why I've dabbled in comedy writing as well as horror. I think if you can make someone laugh or smile it's the most special thing in the world.
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Tony Robbins
American Speaker
One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus; we never concentrate our power. Most people dabble their way through life, never deciding to master anything in particular.
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Lindsey Buckingham
American Musician
When I work alone, it can be like dabbling with a canvas. Maybe you paint over bits, and it starts to form its own life and lead you off in a direction. It becomes an intuitive, subconscious process.
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Kamal Haasan
Indian Actor
I write the occasional poem. I think my dabbling in poetry makes me better at screenplays. Poetry teaches the value of condensing, the importance of talking in a few words.
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Ted Danson
American Actor
Address these environmental issues and you will address every issue known to man. And we keep dabbling in things that aren't really that important in the long term.
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Justin Cartwright
British Novelist
There's this idea of bankers retiring and painting watercolours. You can't dabble in art - it's a life. Being a writer, an artist... is a whole life.
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Lil Xan
American Musician
I always have been very musically influenced because of my dad. He had a very big record collection, so I dabbled in different genres.
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Fred Durst
American Musician
I do think that some bands seem to be dabbling in the rock-hip-hop world and are not necessarily serious about it.
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Patrick Kavanagh
Irish Poet
How strange a thing like that happens to a man. He dabbles in something and does not realise that it is his life.
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Ken Berry
Work is not my obsession. I like to dabble, and come to think of it that's what I have been doing all my life.
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Paul Kane
English Writer
I love a good laugh as well, I think that's so important in life, which is probably why I've dabbled in comedy writing as well as horror. I think if you can make someone laugh or smile it's the most special thing in the world.
Quote examples
Tony Robbins
American Speaker
One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus; we never concentrate our power. Most people dabble their way through life, never deciding to master anything in particular.
Quote examples
Lindsey Buckingham
American Musician
When I work alone, it can be like dabbling with a canvas. Maybe you paint over bits, and it starts to form its own life and lead you off in a direction. It becomes an intuitive, subconscious process.
Quote examples
Kamal Haasan
Indian Actor
I write the occasional poem. I think my dabbling in poetry makes me better at screenplays. Poetry teaches the value of condensing, the importance of talking in a few words.
Quote examples
Ted Danson
American Actor
Address these environmental issues and you will address every issue known to man. And we keep dabbling in things that aren't really that important in the long term.
Quote examples
Justin Cartwright
British Novelist
There's this idea of bankers retiring and painting watercolours. You can't dabble in art - it's a life. Being a writer, an artist... is a whole life.
Quote examples
Lil Xan
American Musician
I always have been very musically influenced because of my dad. He had a very big record collection, so I dabbled in different genres.
Quote examples
Fred Durst
American Musician
I do think that some bands seem to be dabbling in the rock-hip-hop world and are not necessarily serious about it.
Quote examples
Patrick Kavanagh
Irish Poet
How strange a thing like that happens to a man. He dabbles in something and does not realise that it is his life.
Quote examples
Ken Berry
Work is not my obsession. I like to dabble, and come to think of it that's what I have been doing all my life.
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