dunk vs dabble

dunk is a noun but dabble is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dunk	Yes	No	Yes	No
dabble	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, dabble is a hyponym of dunk; that is, dabble is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dunk:

Other hyponyms of dunk include sop, dip, douse, duck.

dunk (noun)	dabble (noun)
a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket

dunk (verb)	dabble (verb)
dip into a liquid while eating	dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate	bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water
make a dunk shot, in basketball	play in or as if in water, as of small children
	work with in an amateurish manner