dabble

She sank down on the low bank, and stripping off the remnants of her slippers and stockings, dabbled her burning feet in the cool water.

He says he always loved music and dabbled in it a bit, but it was the formation of The Police in 1977 that changed his life forever.

Sure, you might have dabbled back then, but you were just a dabbler.

For more than a decade he took itinerant jobs, had failed relationships and dabbled in drugs.

Anyone who's ever dabbled in marketing to any level at all is familiar with the Four Ps - product, price, place and promotion.

he dabbled his fingers in ropes of tripe; he dipped them in pans of frying fish; he dodged in and out among the crowds.

Two German banks that dabbled in subprime structured products have had to be rescued.

Victor dabbled in drugs, armed robbery and assault, spent some time in prison here a while back for the attempted rape of a minor.

In the more liberal mid-1980s, he dabbled in script writing, making a name for himself in the TV industry in the early 1990s.

That's one of the last things he dabbled in, he screwed it up.

Known mostly for her science fiction Miles Vorkosigan series, she has rarely dabbled in fantasy.

Now, the farmer's son, truth be told, had dabbled in this kind of potion before, but he knew it was wrong and had sworn off it.

He also dabbled in Hollywood, serving as the main investor of a film production company.

Before I formed an opinion I figured I'd give the company's games some playtime, especially since my company has dabbled in HTML5 gaming.

After attending a vocational high school, Mr. Kim dabbled in running a shipping company and a newspaper.

He thought he'd heard it was a rich dentist, which was plausible since doctors often dabbled in trading.

After leaving school, Mr. Cameron dabbled in theology before moving on to horticulture, botany and ecology and then environmental science.

Plata was a preschool teacher with a psychology degree before she dabbled in painting almost eight years ago.

On the side, Mr. Anderson also dabbled in dot-coms, helping to start Snowball, which was meant to be an online community for youth.

They pursued aggressive debt-financed growth strategies, dabbled recklessly in derivatives and received regular bail-outs.

Having "dabbled" in property, he bought a row of derelict houses near Heathrow and operated them as a bed and breakfast.

China has dabbled with energy-price reforms before, but officials met political resistance from consumers and businesses to higher prices.

Mr Ritchie, who moonlighted as a mainframe operator at MIT while a graduate student at nearby Harvard, also dabbled in time-sharing.

Norman, who dabbled with spiritualism, apparently informed a colleague that he could walk through walls.

Mrs. Philip Reichert is her married name; her husband was a cardiologist who dabbled in sexology.

Some firms that have dabbled in AI are skeptical it is anywhere close to working.

The state dabbled with universal health care and adopted strict environmental standards.

Put simply, if a bank has a large capital markets division, it is likely to have dabbled in structured credit securities and lost money.

In addition to writing and producing his own music, Wang has also dabbled in movie projects around Asia.

Mr Unger also dabbled in diplomacy, representing Brazil in meetings with other big emerging powers.

I had dabbled with this tactic before, but only on those small, oddball projects a client would send me now and then.

Vietnam has hesitantly dabbled in credit-guarantee funds in the past, primarily at the provincial level, with scant success.

I dabbled in painting in my youth, but the last time I painted was Christmas of 2010.

As well as his literary efforts, John dabbled in the visual arts, making numerous sketches throughout his life.

He'd taken a spiritual journey to India and dabbled with both psychedelic drugs and primal scream therapy.

He first dabbled in politics when he was still in college.

The Lees have dabbled in industrial policy, betting first on manufacturing and then on services.

Our kids dabbled with the snacks then opted for the kids menu and ordered from there.

States have dabbled with similar tax credits in recent years, with mixed results.

Doyle's Holmes was a cokehead and tobacco user, and even dabbled in morphine.

Although she dabbled in violin and cello she focused on being an excellent pianist.

At that time I had a very narrow reading, and seldom dabbled in other valuable books except my textbooks and reference books.

He dabbled at painting but soon gave it up.

PC companies have dabbled in retail with varying results.

States have dabbled in managed care for decades.

She dabbled her hands in the fountain.

I have done a spot of writing, and have dabbled in painting but that kind of thing doesn't carry very far.

Of course, we have always dabbled in this area.

I dabbled in many things on that blog and it's something I'd recommend everyone try if they're feeling stuck.

He has dabbled in science fiction, fantasy, essays, screenplays and more.

She dabbled her toes in the river.

Wired: A lot of your films are original ideas, but you have dabbled with remakes, such as Planet of the Apes and now Alice.

Manufacturers dabbled with electrics after the oil shock of 1979-80.

During an earlier and more experimental period of my life, I briefly dabbled in prostitution, but he doesn't know that.

In the past, I occasionally dabbled in painting for only a hobby; but now, working at being a full-time artist is my bag.

It's even worse if they've ever dabbled in software development themselves, because then they "know" that software is easy to change.

A weariness comes from those dreamers, dew-dabbled, the lily and rose;

Under the trees several pheasants lay about, their rich plumage dabbled with blood;

"Lennie dabbled his big paw in the water" (John Steinbeck)

Dabbled with yellow pollen---red as red

You are sure to be dabbled