dabble

• amuse
• amuse oneself with
• be amateur
• cavort
• dally
• dawdle
• delight
• dilly-dally
• disport
• divert
• entertain
• fiddle with
• flirt with
• frisk
• frolic
• gambol
• goldbrick
• hang
• hang about
• horse around
• idle
• jest
• joke
• kid around
• loaf
• mess around
• monkey
• monkey around
• muck around
• not be serious
• play
• play around
• play games with
• please
• recreate
• relax
• rest
• rollick
• romp
• screw around
• skylark
• sport
• tease
• toy
• toy with
• trifle
• trifle with
• work superficially

• drudge
• labor
• plod
• slave
• strain
• strive
• struggle
• sweat
• take seriously
• toil
• work

• noun
  1. A spattering or sprinkling of a liquid.
  2. An act of splashing in soft mud, water, etc.
  3. An act of participation in an activity in a casual or superficial way.
• verb
  1. To make slightly wet or soiled by spattering or sprinkling a liquid (such as water, mud, or paint) on it; to bedabble.
  2. To cause splashing by moving a body part like a bill or limb in soft mud, water, etc., often playfully; to play in shallow water; to paddle.
  3. To participate or have an interest in an activity in a casual or superficial way.
  4. To interfere or meddle in; to tamper with.

• She liked to dabble in various art forms, experimenting with painting, sculpture, and photography.
• During the summer, he would dabble in gardening, growing a few vegetables and flowers in his backyard.
• The curious child loved to dabble with mixing colors, creating vibrant and imaginative artwork.
• As a hobbyist, he would often dabble in coding, exploring the world of computer programming.
• Some people prefer to dabble in different cuisines, trying out recipes from various cultures.

dally

dampen

dash

take apart

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