Dictionary - Definition of DABBLING


Part of Speech	Definition
Verb	1. To splash, spatter, splutter or spray. [Eve - graph theoretic] 2. To dampen or moisten. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To sprinkle or water. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. To freshen or refresh.[Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Present participle conjugation of the verb dabble.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base (dabble)	1. Dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid.[Wordnet]. 2. Play in or as if in water, as of small children.[Wordnet]. 3. Work with in an amateurish manner; "She dabbles in astronomy".[Wordnet]. 4. Bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water.[Wordnet]. 5. Work with in a non-serious manner; "She dabbles in astronomy"; "He plays around with investments bu he never makes any money".[Wordnet]. 6. To wet by little dips or strokes; to spatter; to sprinkle; to moisten; to wet.[Websters]. 7. To play in water, as with the hands; to paddle or splash in mud or water.[Websters]. 8. To work in slight or superficial manner; to do in a small way; to tamper; to meddle.[Websters]. 9. Base verb from the following inflections: dabbling, dabbled, dabbles, dabbler, dabblers, dabblingly and dabbledly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adjective	1. Being disturbing. [Eve - graph theoretic] 2. Being labouring. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Being wet or damp. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Being worrying or tantalizing.[Eve - graph theoretic]
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"Dabbling" is a common misspelling or typo for: drabbling.

Date "Dabbling" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references)

Specialty Definition: DABBLING

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Verb] Dipping superficially or often; playing in water, or in mud; meddling.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary	[Verb] Present participle of dabble. (references)
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Expressions	Definition
Dabbling duck	Any of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and dabbling. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Dabbling duck	The dabbling ducks are a group of eight genera and about 55 species of ducks, including some of the most familiar Northern Hemisphere species. They are in the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae. The latter article should be referred to for an overview of this very large family. The dabbling ducks, together with the diving ducks make up the sub-family Anatinae. (references)
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Part of Speech	Definition
Verb	1. To splash, spatter, splutter or spray. [Eve - graph theoretic] 2. To dampen or moisten. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To sprinkle or water. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. To freshen or refresh.[Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Present participle conjugation of the verb dabble.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base (dabble)	1. Dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid.[Wordnet]. 2. Play in or as if in water, as of small children.[Wordnet]. 3. Work with in an amateurish manner; "She dabbles in astronomy".[Wordnet]. 4. Bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water.[Wordnet]. 5. Work with in a non-serious manner; "She dabbles in astronomy"; "He plays around with investments bu he never makes any money".[Wordnet]. 6. To wet by little dips or strokes; to spatter; to sprinkle; to moisten; to wet.[Websters]. 7. To play in water, as with the hands; to paddle or splash in mud or water.[Websters]. 8. To work in slight or superficial manner; to do in a small way; to tamper; to meddle.[Websters]. 9. Base verb from the following inflections: dabbling, dabbled, dabbles, dabbler, dabblers, dabblingly and dabbledly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adjective	1. Being disturbing. [Eve - graph theoretic] 2. Being labouring. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Being wet or damp. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Being worrying or tantalizing.[Eve - graph theoretic]
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"DABBLING" is a common misspelling or typo for: drabbling.

Date "DABBLING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references)

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Verb] Dipping superficially or often; playing in water, or in mud; meddling.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary	[Verb] Present participle of dabble. (references)
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Expressions	Definition
Dabbling duck	Any of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and dabbling. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Dabbling duck	The dabbling ducks are a group of eight genera and about 55 species of ducks, including some of the most familiar Northern Hemisphere species. They are in the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae. The latter article should be referred to for an overview of this very large family. The dabbling ducks, together with the diving ducks make up the sub-family Anatinae. (references)
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Topics by Level of Interest: dabble
Topics sorted by level of Interest	Level (1=low, 600=high)	Topics sorted Alphabetically	Level (1=low, 600=high)
Double dabble	12	Dabble	4
Dibble Dabble	4	Dabble DB	3
Dabble	4	Dibble Dabble	4
Dabble DB	3	Double dabble	12
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).