Definition of dabbles:
(v) :
(intransitive, figuratively) To participate or have an interest in an activity in a casual or superficial way.
(v) :
(transitive) To make slightly wet or soiled by spattering or sprinkling a liquid (such as water, mud, or paint) on it; to bedabble.
(v) :
(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.
(v) :
(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.
(n) :
An act of participation in an activity in a casual or superficial way.
(n) :
A spattering or sprinkling of a liquid.