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dabble

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of dabble

to take part in an activity in a superficial way

She dabbled in drawing and painting but sculpture was her favorite medium.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of dabble

fiddle (around), mess around, putter (around)

amuse, divert, entertain

delight, please

bum (around), dawdle, goldbrick, hang, hang about [British], idle, loaf, lounge (around or about), relax, rest, screw around, slack (off)

jest, joke, tease

dally, disport, frolic, play, recreate, rollick, skylark, sport, toy

cavort, frisk, gambol, romp

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of dabble

drudge, labor, plod, plug (away), slave, strain, strive, struggle, sweat, toil, work

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