dabbled

An archaic adjective meaning splashed or spotted with color or liquid; also used figuratively to mean superficially involved in an activity.

• 🇫🇷Adjectif vieilli signifiant taché ou couvert de gouttes ou de marques de couleur ou de liquide ; également employé au sens figuré pour indiquer une participation superficielle à une activité.

1. Wet or splashed B2 formal

   Covered or spotted with small amounts of liquid, typically water.

   • Her dress was dabbled with raindrops.
   • The artist's apron was dabbled with paint.
   • The dog's paws were dabbled with mud after the walk.

   🇫🇷éclaboussé, mouillé par petites touches

   Synonymes: spatteredsplashedwet

   Antonymes: dry

2. Involved superficially B2 informal

   Having taken part in an activity or interest in a casual or superficial way.

   • He was dabbled in photography but never pursued it seriously.
   • She dabbled in painting during her college years.
   • They were dabbled in various hobbies before settling on gardening.

   🇫🇷ayant pratiqué superficiellement

   Antonymes: absorbedcommitteddedicateddevotedengrossed

• more dabbled comparative form
• most dabbled superlative form

A verb used to indicate engaging in an activity in a casual or superficial manner, or to involve oneself without serious commitment.

• 🇫🇷Verbe utilisé pour désigner le fait de s'adonner à une activité de manière informelle ou superficielle, ou de s'y engager sans sérieux ni engagement profond.

1. Take part in an activity casually B2 informal

   To take part in an activity or study a subject in a casual or superficial way, without serious commitment.

   • He dabbles in painting on weekends.
   • She dabbled in photography for a few months.
   • I've dabbled with learning Spanish but never got fluent.

   🇫🇷s'adonner à quelque chose en dilettante

   Synonymes: dallyfiddletinkertoytrifle

   Antonymes: immersespecialize

2. Play or splash in water B1 informal

   To move the hands or feet gently in water, often playfully.

   • The children dabbled their feet in the cool stream.
   • She dabbled her fingers in the pond water.
   • He sat by the pool, dabbling his toes in the water.

   🇫🇷Barboter dans l'eau

   Synonymes: dippaddlesloshsplashsplash aroundwade

• dabbled past participle
• dabbled past simple
• dabbling present participle
• dabbles third person singular