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English verb: dabble | |||
| 1. | dabble (motion) dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dip, douse, dunk, plunge, souse | ||
| 2. | dabble (social) play in or as if in water, as of small children | ||
| Synonyms | paddle, splash around | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | play | ||
| 3. | dabble (social) work with in an amateurish manner | ||
| Samples | She dabbles in astronomy. He plays around with investments but he never makes any money. | ||
| Synonyms | play around, smatter | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s VERB-ing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | busy, occupy | ||
| 4. | dabble (motion) bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water | ||
| Samples | Dabbling ducks. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bob | ||
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