dibble

Example Sentences

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“Mizzle” and “dibble” and “smirr” and all those other regional words for precipitation have a gloriously humdrum quality.

From New York Times

You now need — as the British call it — a “dibble,” a tool you can buy or make by putting a point on a half-inch dowel.

From Washington Times

“I’ve seen the body cams be upgraded. I’ve seen the police policies as far as training be replaced. But that’s not enough for me, to do a dibble and a dabble,” Rice said.

From The Guardian

"Working with Shaggy gives it that extra edge. He's an authentic reggae dancehall superstar. I dabble and I dibble, but that was the common ground we had."

From BBC

Having earlier dismissed his use as moderate dibbling and dabbling, he tells me: “I’ll be completely honest with you. The past couple of albums, I do get back to that.”

From The Guardian