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toying with

toying with is the present participle and gerund of toy with.

Meaning of toy with

Verb

toy with (third-person singular simple present toys with, present participle toying with, simple past and past participle toyed with)

  1. (idiomatic) To handle something in a careless or frivolous manner.
    • You shouldn't toy with someone's feelings.
  2. (idiomatic) To play, especially with or as with a toy.

Questions about toying with

What is toying with the present participle and gerund of?
Toying with is the present participle and gerund of toy with.

Words near toying with in the dictionary

  1. toyi-toying
  2. toyi-toyis
  3. toyification
  4. toyifications
  5. toying
  6. toying with
  7. toyingly
  8. toyings
  9. toyish
  10. toyishly
  11. toyishness

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Adapted from Wiktionary: toying with (page history and authors); toy with (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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