Definition
Third person singular present tense of 'dabble': to work at something in a half-hearted or casual way, or to dip lightly into water.
Etymology
From Middle English 'dablen,' possibly from Dutch 'dabbelen,' meaning to splash or move gently. The meaning shifted from physical water movement to metaphorical casual involvement.
Kelly Says
The phrase 'dabbles in' perfectly captures how many renaissance thinkers approached knowledge—they dabbled in art, science, philosophy, and music, and this cross-pollination created some of humanity's greatest innovations.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደ ቀለል
en-de kelel
BNবাংলা
ছোট ছোট
cho-to cho-to
CACatalà
pinzellades
pin-zel-la-des
ELΕλληνικά
εμβαπτίζει
em-va-p-tee-zei
ESEspañol
se moja
se mo-ha
FISuomi
löpöttelee
lo-pet-tee-lee
FRFrançais
tremble
trem-ble
HIहिन्दी
छोटी-छोटी
cho-tee-cho-tee
HUMagyar
kísérletez
ki-se-r-let-ez
IDBahasa Indonesia
menabur sedikit
meh-na-bur see-di-t
ITItaliano
bagna leggermente
ba-gna le-ghe-men-te
JA日本語
軽く触れる
karuku sa-reru
KO한국어
가볍게 만지다
ga-byeop-ge man-ji-da
MSBahasa Melayu
menabur sedikit
meh-na-bur see-di-t
NLNederlands
dompel
dom-pel
PLPolski
maluje
ma-lo-uje
PTPortuguês
toca levemente
to-ka le-vem-ente
RORomână
se amestecă ușor
se am-es-te-ca u-or
RUРусский
поверхностно
pa-ver-kho-s-no
SWKiswahili
kupaka
koo-pa-ka
TAதமிழ்
குறுகுறு
ku-ru-ku-ru
TEతెలుగు
చిన్న చిన్న
chinna chinna
TLTL
paglalag
pa-g-la-lag
TRTürkçe
sıkıntı
si-k-un-ti
UKУкраїнська
занурюється
za-nu-ryu-yetsya
URاردو
چھوٹا چھوٹا
cho-ta cho-ta
VITiếng Việt
vẽ nhẹ
vay nhẹ