Dabble — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid

play in or as if in water, as of small children

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈɪmɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈabəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈabəl/

1 syllable Say it as /dˈɪmɪt/.

Examples

She dabbles in astronomy
He plays around with investments but he never makes any money
dabbling ducks

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

smatter splash around paddle play around

Parts of Speech

verb	dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid
verb	play in or as if in water, as of small children
verb	work with in an amateurish manner “She dabbles in astronomy”
verb	bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water “dabbling ducks”

Word Forms

dabbler

noun

an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

versuchen

Tauchen Sie einen Fuß oder eine Hand kurz in eine Flüssigkeit

🇫🇷French

barboter

tremper brièvement un pied ou une main dans un liquide

🇪🇸Spanish

salpicar

sumergir un pie o una mano brevemente en un líquido

🇮🇹Italian

dilettarsi

immergere brevemente un piede o una mano in un liquido

🇳🇱Dutch

ploeteren

Dompel een voet of hand kort in een vloeistof

🇵🇹Portuguese

brincar

mergulhe um pé ou mão brevemente em um líquido

🇷🇺Russian

баловаться

окунуть ногу или руку ненадолго в жидкость

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भिगोना

एक पैर या हाथ को थोड़ी देर के लिए किसी तरल पदार्थ में डुबोएं

🇧🇩Bengali

চাপা দেওয়া

একটি পা বা হাত সংক্ষিপ্তভাবে একটি তরলে ডুবান

🇮🇳Tamil

குதிக்க

ஒரு கால் அல்லது கையை சுருக்கமாக ஒரு திரவத்தில் நனைக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

డబుల్

ఒక పాదం లేదా చేతిని క్లుప్తంగా ఒక ద్రవంలో ముంచండి

🇮🇳Marathi

दबकणे

एक पाय किंवा हात थोडक्यात द्रव मध्ये बुडवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

છબછબિયાં

એક પગ અથવા હાથને પ્રવાહીમાં સંક્ષિપ્તમાં ડૂબાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕುಣಿಯುತ್ತಾರೆ

ಒಂದು ಕಾಲು ಅಥವಾ ಕೈಯನ್ನು ಸಂಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತವಾಗಿ ದ್ರವದಲ್ಲಿ ಅದ್ದಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുലുങ്ങുക

ഒരു പാദമോ കൈയോ ഒരു ദ്രാവകത്തിൽ ചെറുതായി മുക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਛਲਣੀ

ਇੱਕ ਪੈਰ ਜਾਂ ਹੱਥ ਨੂੰ ਸੰਖੇਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਤਰਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਡੁਬੋਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

چھلنی

ایک پاؤں یا ہاتھ کو مختصر طور پر مائع میں ڈبو دیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

玩水

将脚或手短暂浸入液体中

🇯🇵Japanese

手を出して

足または手を液体に短時間浸す

🇰🇷Korean

튀기다

발이나 손을 액체에 잠깐 담그십시오.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vọc

nhúng nhanh chân hoặc tay vào chất lỏng

🇹🇭Thai

ตะลุย

จุ่มเท้าหรือมือลงในของเหลวเป็นเวลาสั้นๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mencoba-coba

celupkan kaki atau tangan sebentar ke dalam cairan

🇵🇭Filipino

makisawsaw

isawsaw saglit ang paa o kamay sa isang likido

🇲🇾Malay

berkecimpung

celupkan kaki atau tangan sebentar ke dalam cecair

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اشتغل

اغمس قدمك أو يدك لفترة وجيزة في السائل

🇮🇷Persian

دست و پا زدن

یک پا یا دست را برای مدت کوتاهی در یک مایع فرو کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

serpmek

ayağınızı veya elinizi kısa süreliğine bir sıvıya batırın

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִשְׁתַכְשֵׁך

טובלים רגל או יד קצרות בנוזל

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