Work & careers

dabble in

try an activity casually

To do an activity for a short time or without making a serious commitment to it.

B2 common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

Do you still paint?

Not really; I just dabbled in it for a few months.

Play the conversation

I dabbled in photography at university.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I dabbled ‸ photography at university.

Say: I dabbled in photography at university.

Use the preposition "in" after "dabble" before the activity.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

dabble in photography; dabble in music; dabble in something

Your turn: say it out loud

I dabbled in photography at university.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

dabble in

try an activity casually

“I dabbled in photography at university.”

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