as in to delight
to take part in an activity in a superficial way
She dabbled in drawing and painting but sculpture was her favorite medium.
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Recent Examples of dabble
Along with his comedic roles, Rogen has dabbled in drama with turns in Danny Boyle's Steve Jobs (2015) and Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans (2022), as well as the Hulu miniseries Pam & Tommy (2022), which nabbed him Emmy nominations for acting and producing.
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Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 23 Aug. 2025
As streaming services like Spotify hack the artificial barriers separating one culture's hits from another's, American music fans are growing increasingly eager to dabble in international fare.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
Those who dabble in news and politics (Colin Jost and Jimmy Kimmel)?
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025
During the functions, Howard has been dabbling in his hobby of documenting life with his new DJI Osmo Pocket 3 camera.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
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Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 23 Aug. 2025
As streaming services like Spotify hack the artificial barriers separating one culture's hits from another's, American music fans are growing increasingly eager to dabble in international fare.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
Those who dabble in news and politics (Colin Jost and Jimmy Kimmel)?
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025
During the functions, Howard has been dabbling in his hobby of documenting life with his new DJI Osmo Pocket 3 camera.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dabble
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Max Springer,
Scientific American,
2 Sep. 2025
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Their incredible restraint and tolerance for the small, noisy bird delighted viewers.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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The material contained on this site is intended to inform, entertain and educate the reader and in no way represents an inducement to gamble legally or illegally or any sort of professional advice.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
The Courier-Journal,
3 Sep. 2025
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The top streamer surprised supporters with an appearance from legendary hitmaker Mariah Carey as the two spent a fun evening chopping it up and entertaining his viewers together.—
Regina Cho,
VIBE.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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A couple plays later, Starks rolled to his right and connected with a wide open CJ Neely in the back of the end zone to give the Bison an early 7-0 lead.—
Jayden Gonzalez,
Miami Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
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Tyler Soderstrom started at first base in his place after playing there when Kurtz left Friday’s contest.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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The big glass pyramid amused Mona.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
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Since being shared, the video has been viewed more than 35,000 times, with many TikTok users amused by Tiger's antics.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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Cracker Barrel is acknowledging that its new logo is not pleasing people – while still standing by its new look.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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Of course, presidents want to please voters with dirt-cheap mortgages, car loans and credit cards.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Dabble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dabble. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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