Translation of "chapinhar" into English

Estas pequenas conchas confirmam que, nessa altura, estes dinossauros chapinhavam em águas pouco profundas.

So these little shells confirm that these dinosaurs that day were splashing through the shallows.

As tempestades vão e vêm, os peixes grandes comem os pequenos, e eu continuo a chapinhar.

Storms come and go, the big fish eat the little fish, and I keep on paddling.

estão chapinhando como patos.

They're dabbling about like ducks.