Synonyms of dabble

dabble

verb

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.

Related Words

• delight
• entertain
• play
• amuse
• please
• trifle
• flirt (with)
• relax
• divert
• fiddle (around)
• sport
• dawdle
• tease
• putter (around)
• rest
• idle
• hang
• frolic
• mess around
• recreate
• bum (around)
• lounge (around or about)
• cavort
• hang about
• jest
• slack (off)
• screw around
• joke
• loaf
• romp
• toy
• frisk
• goldbrick
• disport
• gambol
• rollick
• dally
• skylark

Dissimilar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dabble

Sade Adu dabbled in film in 1986, acting alongside David Bowie in the musical Absolute Beginners, before returning to the studio for the band’s third album. — Al Shipley, SPIN, 30 June 2026

And England have dabbled in the foreign market before with Sweden’s Sven-Goran Eriksson at the 2002 and 2006 World Cups, and Italy’s Fabio Capello in the 2010 edition. — Gregg Evans, New York Times, 28 June 2026

This isn’t the first time the chain has dabbled in Ranch sauce. — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 24 June 2026

Erin Keating, an executive analyst for Cox Automotive, said in an interview with USA TODAY that the statistics show why online retailers like Carvana may think now is time to dabble in the brick-and-mortar side of the car sales business. — Keith Laing, USA Today, 17 June 2026