toy with

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toy with

verb toys with · toying with · toyed with

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

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verb handle carelessly

日本語	弄ぶ moteasobu, 振り回す furimawasu
Ελληνικά	παίζω με paízo me, σκέπτομαι να sképtomai na
Русский	тереби́ть terebítʹ

verb play

日本語	弄る ijiru, 〜で遊ぶ de asobu

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@misc{toy_with_2026,
  title = {toy with},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/toy%20with},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}