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View definitions for toying

toying

noun as in dalliance

noun as in flirtation

noun as in flirting

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Example Sentences

It’s a quick turnaround for publishing, but Lenz had been toying with the idea of writing a book about her experience for a while before mentioning it on “Drama Queens.”

Brook went on and on, toying with the bowling using both classical and unorthodox strokes: cover drives, ramps, flicks and use of the feet.

From BBC

There have been hints here ministers are toying with tweaking the various self imposed rules they set themselves to allow perhaps a bit more scope for longer term spending.

From BBC

After leaving “The Daily Show,” Wood went back to a skill he practiced as a teenager while juggling journalism studies at Florida A&M University and toying with a stand-up career: multitasking.

From Salon

Others describe him toying with them, asking if they would prefer to be arrested or shot - before shooting them in the chest.

From BBC

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