toying
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toying
verb
- present participle and gerund of toy
noun toyings
- The act of one who toys. 1844-45, George William M. Reynolds, The Mysteries of London The imagination of the young maiden grew inflamed, as the toyings of her lover became bolder; and half-raising her in his arms, he supported her across the room to a door which opened to his touch at the farther end.
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Closest in meaning: dalliance, flirting, flirtation, coquetry, flirt, play, joking, playing, love toy, tickle, twitting, tickling, tittering, teasing, taunting, tootling
Talk about this word "toying." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/toying. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. toying. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/toying "toying." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/toying.Cite this
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title = {toying},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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