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TOYING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does toying mean?
• TOYING (noun)
The noun TOYING has 1 sense:
1. playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
Familiarity information: TOYING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
coquetry; dalliance; flirt; flirtation; flirting; toying
Hypernyms ("toying" is a kind of...):
caper; frolic; gambol; play; romp (gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement)
Derivation:
toy (behave carelessly or indifferently)
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