splash around vs dabble

splash around and dabble both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
splash around	No	No	Yes	No
dabble	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, splash around and dabble are synonyms defined as:

splash around and dabble: play in or as if in water, as of small children

Other synonyms of splash around include paddle.

splash around (verb)	dabble (verb)
play in or as if in water, as of small children	dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid
	bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water
	play in or as if in water, as of small children
	work with in an amateurish manner