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Word entry · 6 letters

dabble

Best crossword clue

"Try lightly"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈdæb.əl/Part of speech verbSorted abbdelStarts with DEnds with E2 cluesCommon crossword word
1D2A3B4B5L6E

Definitions

  1. bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water

Word origin

From earlier dable, equivalent to dab + -le (frequentative suffix), possibly from Middle Dutch dabbelen (“to pinch; knead; to fumble; to dabble”); cognate with Icelandic dafla (“to dabble”).

Used in a sentence

  • The children sat on the dock and dabbled their feet in the water.
  • She’s an actress by trade, but has been known to dabble in poetry.
  • As a parish priest in England he had dabbled in the black arts, seduced a number of his congregation from their faith and finally celebrated the Black Mass.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Try lightly6 letters
02Try casually6 letters

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