- present participle of dabble.
dabbling
Example Sentences
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She grew up wanting to play basketball and dabbling in football, but she has been the de facto face of women who play baseball without picking a bat up for a half-decade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
Some Premier League clubs are dabbling with pricing a selection of seats dynamically to boost revenues.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
I moved to China for three and a half years, taking full advantage of the local happy hours, dabbling in fine dining and even splitting the cost of a housekeeper with my roommate.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 28, 2026
He later spent time in Hungary, dabbling in nationalist politics and earning a doctorate degree.
From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2026
Though he wore maester's robes, there was no chain about his neck; it was whispered that he had lost it for dabbling in necromancy.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
