Verbs

(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)babble, blather, smatter, blether, blitherto talk foolishly“The two women babbled and crooned at the baby”
(v)smatterspeak with spotty or superficial knowledge“She smatters Russian”