English to Afrikaans Meaning of dabbler - dilettant


Dabbler :
dilettant

dilettant, amateur, links werker

dilettantdabblers
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Definitions of dabbler in English
Noun(1) an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge(2) any of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and dabbling
Examples of dabbler in English
(1) Clair and Misha dabble their feet in the swimming pool, pondering last night's debate.(2) teal dabble in the shallows(3) When I decided to sell I thought I'd end up with two or three non-executive directorships, dabble a bit in the stock market, play some golf.(4) In fact, the next album looks set to dabble a lot more in politics.(5) Black Ducks dabble for food, tipping their bodies up and dunking their heads to forage under water.(6) Like other diving ducks they forage under water, although in addition to diving they also walk along the bottom or dabble .(7) Gadwalls forage mainly while swimming, either taking items from the surface or dabbling in shallow water, or diving, which they are more likely to do than most other dabblers.(8) They've dabbled in dreamy pop music, trip-hop and dub-flavoured psychedelic hip-hop, changing up styles and experimenting on each new album.(9) It is worth noting that most young criminals are dabblers and not persistent offenders.(10) She smoked and drank when she pleased, even dabbled in drugs.(11) Meanwhile, the green-winged teals were dabbling about in the water as well, looking for things to eat.(12) A gifted pianist and saxophonist, he dabbled in country, jazz, big band and blues, and put his stamp on it all with a deep, warm voice roughened by heartbreak from a hard childhood in the segregated South.(13) As a young boy he dabbled a little in painting but left it completely when he began to work at his brother's studio in Kodungalloor.(14) In her 20s, Coppola dabbled in modelling, photography and clothes design, occasionally shooting videos for America's alternative rock royalty.(15) I'm a dilettante, a dabbler , and it was easy for many years to let that keep me on the sidelines.(16) I was too tired to eat properly, but we made the best of it and finished off with a walk along the beach, where I dabbled my digits in the warm waters of the Pacific.
(1) dabble in ::
ploeteraars in
Synonyms
Noun
1. amateur ::
amateur
2. dabbling duck ::
rondspeel eend
3. dilettante ::
amateur
Antonyms
1. authority ::
gesag
2. expert ::
kenner
3. pro ::
pro
4. professional ::
professionele
Different Forms
dabbler, dabblers
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