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
President Trump is not the only president who dabbled in fashion.
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Rick Helfenbein, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
El Vuelo — all songs co-penned by the Mexican icon herself — serves as a testament to Trevi’s ability to reinvent herself dabbling with new styles and genres without losing her core pop sound.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 2 May 2025
Bright’s work in costume design has always dabbled in period dramas.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 2 May 2025
Middleton has dabbled in lighter, blonder tones before, but it's been awhile.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 1 May 2025
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Rick Helfenbein, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
El Vuelo — all songs co-penned by the Mexican icon herself — serves as a testament to Trevi’s ability to reinvent herself dabbling with new styles and genres without losing her core pop sound.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 2 May 2025
Bright’s work in costume design has always dabbled in period dramas.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 2 May 2025
Middleton has dabbled in lighter, blonder tones before, but it's been awhile.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dabble
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Previous videos showing young kids reacting to dads getting new haircuts, and one of a wife responding with shock to her husband shaving, have delighted the internet before.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 May 2025
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And two and a half centuries later, Jane’s stories continue to delight readers and inspire creators like Hornby and Langan.—
Maira Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 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.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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Flanked by its banking advisors at Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Robey Warshaw, ITV has reportedly been entertaining potential suitors since at least last November.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
14 May 2025
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While physicians don’t have a definitive answer as to why heart failure typically causes cognitive decline, the following factors may play a role: Changes to the heart.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
Health,
16 May 2025
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The scenes with you and Erika Henningsen, who plays your ex’s young new girlfriend, are really fascinating.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
15 May 2025
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What others think sometimes irritates but mostly amuses us.—
Jo Yurcaba,
NBC news,
6 May 2025
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My rhetorical tap dance would have amused him, and laughing was one of his preferred pastimes.—
Jeffrey Weiss,
Artforum,
1 May 2025
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But the viewer wasn’t the only one the jewelry designer sought to please.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
5 May 2025
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Al-Qaida had published a document that said Harry’s assassination would please Muslims, and he and his wife were involved in a dangerous pursuit by paparazzi in New York.—
Brian Melley,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2025
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“Dabble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dabble. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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