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dabble

/ˈdæbəl/ /ˈdæbl/
verb Regular verbdabble dabbled
  1. 1 (bir şeyle) ucundan uğraşmak, (bir şeyle) amatörce ilgilenmek
  2. 2 (ayaklarını suda) sallamak, (elini suda) gezdirmek

Definition (English)

  1. To do an activity for a short time or without being serious about it.
  2. To move your hands or feet gently in water.

Example Sentences

  1. My uncle dabbled in painting for a few years after he retired.
    Amcam emekli olduktan sonra birkaç yıl resimle ucundan uğraştı.
  2. I dabbled with the guitar as a teenager but never got good.
    Gençken gitarla amatörce ilgilendim ama hiçbir zaman iyi çalamadım.
  3. The children sat on the wooden pier dabbling their feet in the lake.
    Çocuklar ahşap iskelede oturmuş, ayaklarını gölde sallıyordu.
  4. She dabbled her fingers in the cool water of the pond.
    Parmaklarını göletin serin suyunda gezdirdi.

Verb Forms Regular

Base dabble
/ˈdæbəl/
Past dabbled
/ˈdæbəld/
Participle dabbled
/ˈdæbəld/
Spelling rule

Ends in ‑e: add ‑ddabble → dabbled

Fiil -e ile bittiği için sonuna yalnızca -d eklenir.

Same rule: love → loved · live → lived · use → used

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /l/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. dabbled /ˈdæbəld/

Synonyms

dip intoplay at

Collocations

dabble in somethingdabble with somethingdabble in paintingdabble in photographydabble your toes in the water

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