Noun: toying toy-ing
- Playful behaviour intended to arouse sexual interest
"His toying with her emotions left her confused";
- flirting, flirtation, coquetry, dalliance
- Deal with something casually or playfully rather than seriously
"they toyd with the idea of moving to Florida";
- play, dally, flirt
- Handle or manipulate something idly or absentmindedly
"Don't toy with the screws";
- fiddle, play
Derived forms: toyings
Type of: acquit, act, bear, behave, caper [informal], carry, comport, conduct, deport, do, frolic, gambol, manipulate, move, play, romp
Encyclopedia: Toying
Toy, William