dabblement
dabblement noun: the process or act of dabbling; A superficial investigation or participation.
Noun
dabblement (countable and uncountable, plural dabblements)
- The process or act of dabbling; A superficial investigation or participation.
- But let us leave these dabblements in acoustics, and come on to a second waterfall, which is, to my mind, as beautiful as the first is magnificent.1840, Chauncy Hare Townshend, A descriptive tour in Scotland, page 298
- Even the other day, at the Patencheru Camp, the hon. Minister for Co-operation speaking on the co-operative movement said that he was feeling sorry that politics dabbled with the co-operative movement and that the co-operative movement is not doing proper work on account of this political...1959, Andhra Pradesh, Debates; Official Report: (India) Legislative Assembly, page 6
- A somewhat wet concentration of mud, paint, water, gore, etc.
- The bustling spirit which animated Mrs. Mulligan was this day particularly restless, as if to heighten the effect of her strange visitor's inertia; scouring and dusting were carried on with might and main; half the kitchen was submerged, amphibious Katy floating in the dabblement, and never...1840, Isabella Steward, The interdict, page 114
- Already victor, whom on slippery ground, Drench'd with the blood of victims newly slain, He stumbled, luckless man; his footing lost, Prone on the turf amid the dabblement Of mud and gore he fell;1861, The work of Virgil: Transl. by Charles Rann Kennedy, page 236
Examples of dabblement in a sentence
- Though he seldom in his final years even hinted at bebop, Miles's last years were dominated by the blues, a recognition that still hasn't filtered through his dabblement with pop and hip-hop.2004, Richard Cook, Brian Morton, The Penguin guide to jazz on CD, page 406:
- I returned, near broken-down utterly, at the set time; and alas, was met by a foul dabblement of paint oozing downstairs; the painters had proved treacherous to her; time could not be kept!1881, Thomas Carlyle, Reminiscences:
Forms of dabblement
| plural | dabblements |
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Origin of dabblement
From dabble + -ment.
Questions about dabblement
- What does dabblement mean?
- Dabblement means the process or act of dabbling; A superficial investigation or participation.
- How do you use dabblement in a sentence?
- Though he seldom in his final years even hinted at bebop, Miles's last years were dominated by the blues, a recognition that still hasn't filtered through his dabblement with pop and hip-hop.
- What part of speech is dabblement?
- Dabblement is a noun.
- What is the plural of dabblement?
- The plural of dabblement is dabblements.
Words near dabblement in the dictionary
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