Meaning & use
dabbling
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Engaging in an activity casually or superficially, without serious commitment.
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She spent the summer dabbling in watercolor painting.
He's been dabbling in cryptocurrency investing for the past few months.
A note on using this word
Originally described ducks paddling in shallow water, a sense that survives in the term "dabbling duck."
Words with a similar meaning
experimentingtinkering
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Words with an opposite meaning
masteringspecializing
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