Antonyms for dabble

Grammar : Verb

Spell : dab-uhl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdæb əl

take seriously

Definition of dabble

Origin : 1550s, probably a frequentative of dab. Original meaning was "wet by splashing;" modern figurative sense of "do superficially" first recorded 1620s. Related: Dabbled; dabbling. An Ellen Dablewife is in the Lancashire Inquests from 1336.

verb play at; tinker

Example sentences :

At Vernon, his sickly condition did not permit him, when a child, to go and dabble in the Seine.
Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola

"It is not an alchemy in which myself I dabble," he said slowly.
Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini

I said I didn't think it was any use to dabble; we ought to go to the root of everything.
Extract from : « Fraternity » by John Galsworthy

Marjorie was saying as she continued to dabble in the water.
Extract from : « The Loyalist » by James Francis Barrett

But for this the turf would be a very poor thing to dabble in.
Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873 » by Various

Abruptly, the temptation to dabble her feet in the creek presented itself to her.
Extract from : « The Octopus » by Frank Norris

I like her, even though she does dabble in literature; and I like Hinton too.
Extract from : « How It All Came Round » by L. T. Meade

As a matter of fact, I used to dabble a little in pen-and-ink as a young man.
Extract from : « The Big Drum » by Arthur Pinero

I am but ill read in ancient controversies, though I know you dabble in them.
Extract from : « Joyce Morrell's Harvest » by Emily Sarah Holt

I do wonder if potato plants do have longings to dabble their toes.
Extract from : « The Story of Opal » by Opal Whiteley

Synonyms for dabble

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