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dabble

[dab-uhl] / ˈdæb əl /
VERB
play at; tinker
Synonyms
STRONG
dally dilly-dally idle monkey play trifle
WEAK
amuse oneself with be amateur fiddle with flirt with horse around kid around mess around monkey around muck around not be serious play around play games with toy with trifle with work superficially
Antonyms
WEAK
take seriously

Example Sentences

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Some investors, especially younger professionals, already dabble in crypto before they seek an adviser.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

He opened a brokerage account and started to dabble in trading equities and options.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Then in 1975, she began to dabble in fiction.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2025

To suggest anything else is to dabble in idle wish-fulfillment.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2025

He had been working hard for thirty years and, bad as it was for him in some ways, camp did allow him time to dabble with hobbies he would never have found time for otherwise.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston