toying

4 definitions • 4 examples

to consider something or doing something, but not in a very serious way, and without making a decision:

We're toying with the idea of going to Peru next year.

to touch an object or move it around with your hand, without any purpose but while thinking about something else:

She just toyed with her salad.

He toyed nervously with a button on his jacket as he was speaking.

to not care seriously about someone or about their feelings, especially during a romantic friendship

to consider or think about something in a not very serious way, and without making a decision:

We’re toying with the idea of going to Peru next year.