dabbles

Verb

• dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid
• play in or as if in water, as of small children
• work with in an amateurish manner
  • "She dabbles in astronomy"
• bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water
• third-person singular simple present indicative of dabble

Synonyms

dabble, paddle, play around, smatter, splash around