1. (verb) play in or as if in water, as of small children

• paddle
• splash around

2. (verb) work with in an amateurish manner

• play around
• smatter

1. (verb) dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid

• dip
• douse
• dunk
• plunge
• souse

2. (verb) play in or as if in water, as of small children

• play

3. (verb) work with in an amateurish manner

• busy
• occupy

4. (verb) bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water

• bob

1. (verb) work with in an amateurish manner

• dabbler
• dilettante
• sciolist