dabble

verb

1. dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid

   verb.motion

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. play in or as if in water, as of small children

   verb.social

   Synonyms paddle splash around

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. work with in an amateurish manner

   verb.social

   Examples

   She dabbles in astronomy.

   Synonyms play around smatter

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water

   verb.motion

   Source: WordNet 3.0

5. To wet by little dips or strokes; to spatter; to sprinkle; to moisten; to wet.

   verb

   Source: webster1913

6. To play in water, as with the hands; to paddle or splash in mud or water.

   verb

   Source: webster1913