"dabbling" in the verb sense
1. dabble
dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid
2. dabble, paddle, splash around
play in or as if in water, as of small children
3. dabble, smatter, play around
work with in an amateurish manner
"She dabbles in astronomy"
"He plays around with investments but he never makes any money"
4. dabble
bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water
"dabbling ducks"
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