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dabble verb

  /ˈdæb.əl/ , [ˈdæb.l̩] , [ˈdɛəb.l̩]
  • (intransitive, figuratively) To participate or have an interest in an activity in a casual or superficial way.
 harrastella, puuhastella
  • (transitive) To make slightly wet or soiled by spattering or sprinkling a liquid (such as water, mud, or paint) on it; to bedabble. [from late 16th c.]
 kastella, kostuttaa
  • (transitive) 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.
 pärskiä, pärskyttää
  • (intransitive, of waterfowl) To feed without diving, by submerging the head and neck underwater to seek food, often also tipping up the tail straight upwards above the water.
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