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When I work alone, it can be like dabbling with a canvas. Maybe you paint over bits, and it starts to form its own life and lead you off in a direction. It becomes an intuitive, subconscious process.
Lindsey Buckingham

Meaning of "dabbling" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DABBLING

dabbling  [ˈdæblɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DABBLING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dabbling is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DABBLING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dabbling in the English dictionary

The definition of dabbling in the dictionary is the fact of being involved in an activity in a frivolous or superficial way. Other definition of dabbling is the fact of taking drugs occasionally without being a habitual user.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DABBLING


babbling
ˈbæblɪŋ
bling
blɪŋ
bling-bling
ˈblɪŋˌblɪŋ
bumbling
ˈbʌmblɪŋ
cabling
ˈkeɪblɪŋ
doubling
ˈdʌblɪŋ
dribbling
ˈdrɪblɪŋ
gambling
ˈɡæmblɪŋ
humbling
ˈhʌmblɪŋ
mumbling
ˈmʌmblɪŋ
quibbling
ˈkwɪblɪŋ
rambling
ˈræmblɪŋ
rumbling
ˈrʌmblɪŋ
scrambling
ˈskræmblɪŋ
shambling
ˈʃæmblɪŋ
sibling
ˈsɪblɪŋ
timetabling
ˈtaɪmteɪblɪŋ
trembling
ˈtrɛmblɪŋ
troubling
ˈtrʌblɪŋ
warbling
ˈwɔːblɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DABBLING

daal
dab
dab hand
dabba
dabbed
dabber
dabbing
dabbity
dabble
dabbler
dabchick
dabster
Dacca
dace
dacha
Dachau
dachshund
Dacia
Dacian
dacite

WORDS THAT END LIKE DABBLING

bling bling
brambling
burbling
calling
disabling
dissembling
enabling
ennobling
grumbling
knee-trembling
lambling
marbling
pebbling
saibling
snobling
squabbling
stabling
stumbling
thumbling
trebling
untrembling

Synonyms and antonyms of dabbling in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DABBLING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «dabbling» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of dabbling

Translation of «dabbling» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DABBLING

Find out the translation of dabbling to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dabbling from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dabbling» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

涉足
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

incursionando
570 millions of speakers

English

dabbling
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

dabbling
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تجريب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вмешиваются
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

intrometendo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

dabbling
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

barboteurs
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dabbling
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dilettantismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

手を染め
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

취미 삼아
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dabbling
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thâm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

dabbling
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

थरकाप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uğraşmaya
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dilettarsi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dabbling
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

втручаються
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

abuza
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απρόσεκτος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rondspeel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dabbling
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dabbling
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dabbling

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DABBLING»

The term «dabbling» is regularly used and occupies the 68.652 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DABBLING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dabbling

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9 QUOTES WITH «DABBLING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dabbling.
1
Diane Ackerman
We're dabbling in eugenics all the time, breeding ideal crops to replace less aesthetic or nutritious or hardy varieties; leveling forests to graze cattle or erect shopping malls and condos; planting groves of a few familiar trees that homeowners and industries prefer.
2
Lindsey Buckingham
When I work alone, it can be like dabbling with a canvas. Maybe you paint over bits, and it starts to form its own life and lead you off in a direction. It becomes an intuitive, subconscious process.
3
Candace Cameron Bure
My daughter's dabbling in showbiz, and she's done a few commercials. She's auditioned for some movies and shows, so I'm letting her pursue that. I'm OK with it.
4
Priyanka Chopra
I love dabbling in different genres, and I like being good at different genres of cinema.
5
Ted Danson
Address these environmental issues and you will address every issue known to man. And we keep dabbling in things that aren't really that important in the long term.
6
Fred Durst
I do think that some bands seem to be dabbling in the rock-hip-hop world and are not necessarily serious about it.
7
Joshua Lederberg
I'm not easily inhibited by the fact that I don't know something about a subject. It doesn't stop me from dabbling in it.
8
Herb Ritts
Actually, when I first started dabbling in photography, I was still working for my parents as a salesman.
9
Skrillex
Throughout my years in From First to Last, I was always dabbling and making electronic music on my own time. The first records I ever owned were crossover electronic rock, like Prodigy, Marilyn Manson and Nine Inch Nails.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DABBLING»

Discover the use of dabbling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dabbling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dabbling: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Proceeds from this book are used to expand the content and coverage of Websters Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org).
‎2008
2
Complete Waterfowl Studies: Dabbling & whistling ducks
A comprehensive, in-depth study of North American waterfowl. This study is covered in three lavishly illustrated volumes. Volume I covers our most-colorful group of waterfowl: ducks of the ponds, lakes, and rivers.
Bruce Burk, 1984
3
Seasonal Food Availability for Wintering and Migrating ...
Wetland loss and degradation in the Northeast has been especially severe and the ability of remaining wetland resources, heavily impacted by human populations, to support wintering and migrating waterfowl needs to be assessed.
Matthew T. DiBona, 2007
4
Experimental Mammalian Predator Removal and Other Factors ...
In the prairie pothole region, high predation rates often reduce duck nest success below the 15-20% thought necessary for population stability.
Pamela Renee Garrettson, 1999
5
Birds of Lake, Pond, and Marsh: Water and Wetland Birds of ...
Ducks are usually grouped by their feeding characteristics: Dabbling ducks, mainly vegetarian, feed from the water surface, tipping up to forage just beneath it and rarely diving. Diving ducks (also called bay ducks) plunge the entire body ...
John Andrew Eastman, 1999
6
Evaluation of Waterfowl Habitat and Spring Food Selection by ...
(1984, 1988). The proportion of time dabbling ducks spent feeding was greatest in moist- soil units (82.0%, ±4.4%), followed by Upper Swan/Fuller Lakes (68.8%, ±3.1%) and Middle Swan Lake (56.4%, ±4.2%). The proportion of time dabbling ...
Randolph V. Smith, 2007
7
Another day of dabbling
A mother duck and her ducklings go out for a day of exploration and fun.
Bronwen Scarffe, 1994
8
Wingshooter's Guide to Oregon: Upland Birds and Waterfowl
In Oregon, a variety of dabbling ducks occur on virtually all water types, including slow-moving rivers, small ponds and lakes, marshes, large sump lakes, and estuaries. Dabblers, especially mallards, wigeon, pintail, and gadwall, often feed in ...
John Shewey, 1999
9
Birds of the Middle East
Medium-sized, slightly built dabbling duck. Flies with rapid wingbeats and pointed wings like Eurasian Wigeon. Male mainly dark grey with black around tail ; in flight, white speculum bordered black in front, and white belly. Female and juvenile ...
Richard Porter, Simon Aspinall, 2010
10
Ducks, Geese and Swans: Species accounts (Cairina to Mergus)
Dabbling ducks are considered to be the most successful of wildfowl since there are more species and a greater number of individuals than in any other tribe. Particularly widespread are the Auas ducks of the Arctic and temperate regions that ...
Janet Kear, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DABBLING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dabbling is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Duck Dynasty' Starlet Sadie Robertson Says New Rain Boots Line …
... in 2014, is dabbling in fashion again but this time she's putting her name on a line of rain boots that will be available for purchase in the fall. «Christian Post, Jul 15»
2
Jane Fonda shares her beauty secrets at 77
Jane Fonda has admitted to 'dabbling' with plastic surgery in the past, however these days she says she swears by exercise and eating right. «New Idea, Jul 15»
3
Only 3 People Were Arrested For Weed at the Grateful Dead's 'Fare …
The Chicago PD admit they were taking a hands off approach with those dabbling at the show, choosing instead to put their energies towards ... «Radio.com Music and Entertainment News, Jul 15»
4
Maine company crafts butter meant for more than bread
Three years ago, while dabbling with their homemade recipes, friends convinced them that their butter was good enough to sell. "We found a ... «WMTW Portland, Jul 15»
5
Mecklenburg County class shows you how to be a human weed eater
Brown began dabbling in edible landscaping about seven years ago and in that time has found a lot of ways to prepare weeds – sprinkled on ... «Charlotte Observer, Jul 15»
6
Denny Zeitlin and George Marsh: Riding the Moment
Around the turn of the century, Zeitlin began dabbling in the latest developments of keyboard electronics and gave his arsenal a major update. «PopMatters, Jul 15»
7
NBA Trade Rumors: Miami Heat made call about Jamal Crawford
Dabbling with the ESPN trade machine, one deal that easily works is a player-for-player swap of Jamal Crawford and Chris “Birdman” ... «Clipperholics, Jul 15»
8
Young Indians embrace dating apps despite social taboos
While Malhotra and many others may be dabbling in dating through the social apps, they're not all quite ready to give up on traditions like ... «Coos Bay World, Jul 15»
9
China's stock-trading students see life lessons in market slide
And with many parents, who come from a generation where the trend was to save rather than spend, supportive of their children dabbling in the ... «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
10
Spike Nation
They aren't curious teenagers dabbling in what they thought was a legal high dispensed from a head shop. They're broke, often homeless. «New York Times, Jul 15»

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