| VERB | motion | dabble | dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid / liquid |
|---|---|---|---|
| social | dabble, paddle, splash around | play in or as if in water, as of small children | |
| social | dabble, smatter, play around | work with in an amateurish manner | |
| motion | dabble | bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water |
| Sounds | dae'bahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid / liquid. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Broader | dunk, dip, souse, plunge, douse | immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate |
| Meaning | Play in or as if in water, as of small children. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | paddle, splash around | |
| Broader | play | Be at play |
| Spanish | chapotear | |
| Meaning | Work with in an amateurish manner. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "She dabbles in astronomy" | |
| Synonyms | smatter, play around | |
| Broader | busy, occupy | Keep busy with |
| Nouns | dabbler | an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge |
| Meaning | Bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Broader | bob | Move up and down repeatedly |
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