dabble has definitions from the field of work
1
[ verb ] dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid

Used in print

(Terence O'Donnell, "Evenings at the Bridge"...)

I do n't mean a_few aesthetes who play about with sensations , like a young prince in a miniature dabbling his hand in a pool .

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dunk

2
[ verb ] play in or as if in water, as of small children

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play

3
[ verb ] (work) work with in a non-serious manner

Examples

"She dabbles in astronomy" "He plays around with investments but he never makes any money"

Related terms

busy dabbler

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