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dips one's toe in

dips one's toe in is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dip one's toe in.

Meaning of dip one's toe in

Verb

dip one's toe in (third-person singular simple present dips one's toe in, present participle dipping one's toe in, simple past and past participle dipped one's toe in)

  1. (figuratively, idiomatic) To explore or begin; to enter or get involved in tentatively and for the first time.
    • Given how many other politicians, from Ed Miliband to Bill Clinton, have dipped their toes into the world of podcasting, it’s perhaps inevitable that Barack and Michelle Obama are entering the field too.2019 June 14, Gwilym Mumford, Hannah Verdier, Max Sanderson, Josh Toussaint-Strauss, “A gripping, intimate account of the moon landing – podcasts of the week”, in The Guardian

Questions about dips one's toe in

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Dips one's toe in is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dip one's toe in.

Words near dips one's toe in in the dictionary

  1. dips
  2. dips a toe into
  3. dips into
  4. dips one's finger in
  5. dips one's pen in someone's inkwell
  6. dips one's toe in
  7. dips one's toe in the water
  8. dips one's wick
  9. dips out
  10. dipsacaceous
  11. dipsaceous

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