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dabbling

noun C2
  1. An act in which something is dabbled in

Plural dabblings

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From what I have heard from him this morning, I gather that he has lost heavily in dabbling with stocks, and that he is ready to do anything on earth to better his fortunes.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 97 · B2
Rothschild; but as my motive in travelling to your capital would not have been for the pleasure of dabbling in stocks, I stayed away till some favorable chance should present itself of carrying my wish into execution.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 413 · C1

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