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Dabble (Verb)

Work with in an amateurish manner; "She dabbles in astronomy"; "He plays around with investments but he never makes any money".

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

She has been known to dabble in photography during her free time but has yet to produce any professional work.
Although he has no formal training in interior design, he dabbles in decorating his own home.
In her retirement, she has chosen to dabble in gardening, spending hours each day tending to her numerous flowers and plants.
He dabbles in cooking but often ends up ordering takeout due to his lack of patience and culinary skills.
Despite having no experience in music, he dabbles in writing songs in his spare time, some of which have even been performed by local bands.

Play in or as if in water, as of small children.

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Children dabble in the shallow end of the pool, laughing as they splash each other.
The toddler loves to dabble in the kiddie pool with her bright pink rubber ducky.
At the edge of the lake, kids dabble in the water with their toes, hesitant to take the plunge.
Small children dabble in the birdbath, sending water flying in all directions.
Siblings dabble in the waves at the beach, shrieking in delight as the water hits their knees.