dabble — ONAD

dabble /ˈdabəl, ˈdæbəl

▸ verb

1 [with object] immerse (one's hands or feet) partially in water and move them around gently:

they dabbled their feet in the rock pools.

▪ [no object] (of a duck or other waterbird) move the bill around in shallow water while feeding:

teal dabble in the shallows.

2 [no object] take part in an activity in a casual or superficial way:

he dabbled in writing as a young man.

– DERIVATIVES
dabbler /ˈdab(ə)lər, ˈdæb(ə)lər

/ noun

– ORIGIN mid 16th century : from obsolete Dutch dabbelen, or a frequentative of the verb dab1.