Synonyms of dabbling

dabbling 1 of 2

adjective

as in entertaining

Related Words

• entertaining
• goofy
• fun
• frivolous
• amusing
• silly
• trifling
• enjoyable
• pleasurable
• diverting
• delightful
• joking
• roguish
• pleasing
• impish
• teasing
• pleasant
• mischievous
• frolic
• merry
• devilish
• spirited
• pixie
• whimsical
• prankish
• spunky
• lively
• jocular
• rascally
• lighthearted
• jocose
• energetic
• vivacious
• knavish
• playful
• sprightly
• coy
• jesting
• rollicking
• frisky
• frolicsome
• happy
• jocund
• sportive
• antic
• gay
• kittenish
• larky
• elfish
• coltish
• sportful
• fay

Dissimilar Words

• earnest
• responsible
• serious
• sober
• dutiful
• serious-minded
• stern
• grave
• grim
• solemn
• sobersided
• somber
• stolid
• formal
• proper
• inhibited
• starchy
• restrained
• staid
• stuffy
• priggish
• sedate
• decorous
• guarded
• no-nonsense

dabbling

2 of 2

verb

present participle of dabble

as in delighting

to take part in an activity in a superficial way

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

Related Words

• delighting
• entertaining
• playing
• amusing
• trifling
• flirting (with)
• fiddling (around)
• diverting
• pleasing
• loafing
• puttering (around)
• idling
• sporting
• resting
• dawdling
• toying
• teasing
• messing around
• relaxing
• frolicking
• joking
• hanging
• cavorting
• recreating
• jesting
• screwing around
• lounging (around or about)
• romping
• rollicking
• slacking (off)
• hanging about
• goldbricking
• frisking
• bumming (around)
• dallying
• disporting
• skylarking
• gamboling

Dissimilar Words

• working
• struggling
• striving
• laboring
• toiling
• plodding
• sweating
• straining
• plugging (away)
• slaving
• drudging

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dabbling

Verb

Brown is a creative and curious cook, and is constantly dabbling in cultural influences to keep things fresh. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026

Thomas was first brought on as somewhat of an amateur photographer to take pictures of Julia’s outfits, but soon the pair were dabbling in affiliate revenue spaces. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

Nature lovers shouldn’t miss taking a dip in Lake Saimaa, walking through the forest to pick berries and mushrooms, going on a seal tour to spot the endangered Saimaa ringed seal, or dabbling in canoeing, cycling, hiking, and fishing. — Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2026

Managers must move beyond dabbling, become genuinely proficient, and require AI use from their teams to secure their future. — Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

At the time, Garcia was also dabbling in fashion, making hats and clothes, and about to learn how to become a shoe cobbler. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Towns isn’t the only member of the Knicks dabbling in trademarks. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 16 June 2026

White wrote jingles for commercials (a gig that informed his future compositions as much as Lou Reed’s dabbling in pop songwriting at Pickwick Records did his). — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 June 2026

Refn isn’t the only director who’s been dabbling; there’s been a major increase in the number of filmmakers who are exploring AI, and some brought their projects to show to buyers this year. — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 23 May 2026