Verbs

(v)dabbledip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid
(v)dabble, paddle, splash aroundplay in or as if in water, as of small children
(v)dabble, smatter, play aroundwork with in an amateurish manner“She dabbles in astronomy”, “He plays around with investments but he never makes any money”
(v)dabblebob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water“dabbling ducks”