Main entry: smatter
Definition: speak with spotty or superficial knowledge
Usage: She smatters Russian
Main entry: blather, blether, blither, smatter, babble
Definition: to talk foolishly
Usage: The two women babbled and crooned at the baby
Main entry: smatter, play around, dabble
Definition: work with in an amateurish manner
Usage: She dabbles in astronomy; He plays around with investments but he never makes any money