Dabbling is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Dabbling meaning
present participle and gerund of dabble
Using Dabbling
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of dabble
- In the example corpus, dabbling often appears in combinations such as: dabbling in, dabbling with, been dabbling.
Context around Dabbling
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 8 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dabbling
- In this selection, "dabbling" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, fancies, fighting and screenplay stand out and add context to how "dabbling" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and was dabbling in a and at least dabbling in real. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dabbling" sits close to words such as aayog, aghast and agitate, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dabbling
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Dabbling in insurance is a bad strategy. (7 words)
Michael Sarnoski directs his own screenplay, dabbling within this improbable sci-fi franchise to suit his interests. (17 words)
Barbara may been dabbling in politics recently, but she could definitely make a living as a professional DM. (18 words)
Dabbling with AI software usually requires a fairly robust understanding of software and computer science, but Auto Reframe is going to be an easy to use plugin that users can simply drop into their editing timelines. (36 words)
Sarah Newton sought assurance that the council has plans to place restrictions on any new operator to ensure the type of care being provided is limited to dementia-only, rather than “dabbling” in dementia care. (35 words)
But on a price/sales ratio (see page 16) of just 0.3 and a yield of 3%, most of the bad news appears priced in, while Panasonic is dabbling in some promising areas. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
After all, even without any added content you've still got loads to explore, so this looks like an excellent deal for anyone who fancies dabbling as playing god for a while.
During these years when he had his barber shop in Ferry Village, he appears to have been dabbling with the invention of children’s toys.
Peter Jackson, he was still honing his craft in his home country of New Zealand and dabbling with a variety of genres.
These two characters would make a great fit for fighting, dabbling in action, then boasting their egos when they kick back with a cheap beer.
Beyond that, dabbling in multiple classes helps, such as taking at least one level in rogue, bard, and ranger alike.
Dabbling in insurance is a bad strategy.
I can’t say for sure, but for a solid few hours, they were at least —dabbling in real human connection, however fleeting it was.
Later, former policeman Bill Armer there was a widespread belief at the time that people were dabbling in Satanic activities in Marsden.
Michael Sarnoski directs his own screenplay, dabbling within this improbable sci-fi franchise to suit his interests.
Navdeep Singh started his athletic journey at the age of 10, dabbling in wrestling and sprinting before finding his true calling in javelin throw after being inspired by national icon Neeraj Chopra.
Sarah Newton sought assurance that the council has plans to place restrictions on any new operator to ensure the type of care being provided is limited to dementia-only, rather than “dabbling” in dementia care.
Barbara may been dabbling in politics recently, but she could definitely make a living as a professional DM.
Before the shooting, Guttenberg had sold a company that owned 19 Dunkin’ Donuts franchises and was dabbling in a number of fields, including real estate and auto brokerage.
But Sakunda does lots of other things, from running national agricultural schemes to dabbling on the foreign currency black market.
Dabbling in genres like funk, soul, jazz and disco, Kool & The Gang became a beloved group, particularly in the 1970s and ’80s, which was the peak of their commercial success.
Mr Gibson started dabbling with a Hereford stud when he was 15, but the genesis of his interest in breeding started much earlier.
The legendary filmmaker has traversed the spectrum of genres throughout his lengthy career, dabbling with gangster pics, crime dramas, romance, animation, period pieces, biopics, mystery thrillers, and dark comedies.
But on a price/sales ratio (see page 16) of just 0.3 and a yield of 3%, most of the bad news appears priced in, while Panasonic is dabbling in some promising areas.
Dabbling with AI software usually requires a fairly robust understanding of software and computer science, but Auto Reframe is going to be an easy to use plugin that users can simply drop into their editing timelines.
Everyone is dabbling in and out of casual sexual relationships; you decide to go into courtship with marriage as the goal.
Common combinations with dabbling
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- dabbling in 35×
- dabbling with 7×
- been dabbling 4×
- of dabbling 3×
- started dabbling 3×
- and dabbling 2×
- than dabbling 2×
- to dabbling 2×
- is dabbling 2×
- by dabbling 2×