dabbling

The word “dabbling” has 2 syllables: dab-bling

It's pronounced as /ˈdæblɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for dabbling?

In the thesaurus, “dabbling” has 137 synonyms and 46 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for dabbling along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for dabbling

amateurish
amusing
antic
artsy fartsy
bare
cavorting
coltish
coy
crude
cut short
dallying
dawdling
defective
deficient
delay
delaying
delightful
delighting
devilish
dilettante
dilly-dallying
disporting
diverting
elfish
energetic
enjoyable
entertaining
faulty
fay
formless
found wanting
fragmentary
frisking
frisky
frittering
frivoling
frivolous
frolic
frolicking
frolicsome
fun
gamboling
gambolling
gay
goldbricking
goofy
green
half-baked
half-cocked
half-done
hanging
hanging about
happy
idling
immature
imperfect
impish
in the making
in the rough
incomplete
jesting
jocose
jocular
jocund
joking
kittenish
knavish
lacking
larky
lighthearted
lively
loafing
loitering
merry
messing around
mischievous
natural
not done
pixie
pixy
plain
playful
playing
pleasant
pleasing
pleasurable
poking
prankish
procrastinating
procrastination
puttering
rascally
raw
recreating
relaxing
resting
roguish
rollicking
romping
rookie
rough
roughhewn
screwing around
shapeless
silly
sketchy
skylarking
spirited
sportful
sporting
sportive
sprightly
spunky
teasing
tenderfoot
tentative
toying
trifling
unaccomplished
unadorned
unassembled
uncompleted
unconcluded
under construction
undeveloped
undone
unexecuted
unfashioned
unfulfilled
ungifted
unperfected
unpolished
unrefined
unskilled
vivacious
wanting
whimsical

Antonyms for dabbling

completed
decorous
drudging
dutiful
earnest
finished
formal
grave
grim
guarded
hastening
hurrying
inhibited
laboring
no-nonsense
plodding
polished
priggish
professional
proper
push
refined
responsible
restrained
rush
sedate
serious
serious-minded
slaving
sober
sobersided
solemn
somber
sombre
staid
starchy
stern
stolid
straining
striving
struggling
stuffy
sweating
toiling
whole
working

Meanings of dabbling

verb
1. To make slightly wet or soiled by spattering or sprinkling a liquid (such as water, mud, or paint) on it; to bedabble.
2. To cause splashing by moving a body part like a bill or limb in soft mud, water, etc., often playfully; to play in shallow water; to paddle.
3. To participate or have an interest in an activity in a casual or superficial way.
4. To interfere or meddle in; to tamper with.
noun
1. (gerund of dabble) An act in which something is dabbled in.

Example Sentences

The artist spent the afternoon dabbling with watercolors, creating vibrant and abstract paintings.
In the garden, children could be seen dabbling in the pond, fascinated by the aquatic life.
The scientist was deeply engaged in dabbling with new experiments to push the boundaries of knowledge.
During the workshop, participants enjoyed dabbling in various crafts, from pottery to beadwork.
As a language learner, he found joy in dabbling with different languages, exploring their nuances and structures.

On this page you'll find 183 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to dabbling, such as: amateurish, amusing, antic, artsy fartsy, bare, cavorting, coltish.

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