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dibble

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdɪbəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdɪbəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dib′əl)

Inflections of 'dibble' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
dibbles
v 3rd person singular
dibbling
v pres p
dibbled
v past
dibbled
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
dib•ble /ˈdɪbəl/USA pronunciation   n., v., -bled, -bling. 
n. [countable]
  1. BotanyAlso, dib•ber /ˈdɪbɚ/.USA pronunciation  a small, hand-held, pointed tool for making holes in soil, such as for planting seedlings and bulbs.

v. [~ + object]
  1. Botanyto make holes (in soil) with a dibble:Dibble the soil before planting.
  2. Botanyto plant with a dibble.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
dib•ble  (dib′əl),USA pronunciation n., v., -bled, -bling. 
n. 
v.t. 
  1. Botanyto make a hole (in the ground) with or as if with a dibble.
  2. Botanyto set (plants) in holes made with a dibble.

v.i. 
  1. Botanyto work with a dibble.
  • late Middle English, perh. akin to dib 1325–75
dib′bler, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
dibble /ˈdɪbəl/ n
  1. Also called (esp Brit): dibber /ˈdɪbə/ a small hand tool used to make holes in the ground for planting or transplanting bulbs, seeds, or roots
 vb
  1. to make a hole in (the ground) with a dibble
  2. to plant (bulbs, seeds, etc) with a dibble
Etymology: 15th Century: of obscure origin
dibble /ˈdɪbəl/ vb (intransitive)
  1. a less common word for dabble
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