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toying
Overview of noun toying
The noun toying has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. flirt, flirting, flirtation, coquetry, dalliance, toying -- (playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest)
Overview of verb toy
The verb toy has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. dally, toy, play, flirt -- (behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl's affection")
2. toy, fiddle, diddle, play -- (manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination; "She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don't fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate")
3. play, toy -- (engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun toying
1 sense of toying
Sense 1
flirt, flirting, flirtation, coquetry, dalliance, toying
=> play, frolic, romp, gambol, caper
=> diversion, recreation
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun toying
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun toying
1 sense of toying
Sense 1
flirt, flirting, flirtation, coquetry, dalliance, toying
=> play, frolic, romp, gambol, caper
Antonyms of noun toying
Member Holonyms of noun toying
Substance Holonyms of noun toying
Part Holonyms of noun toying
Member Meronyms of noun toying
Substance Meronyms of noun toying
Part Meronyms of noun toying
Meronyms of noun toying
Holonyms of noun toying
Attributes of noun toying
Derived Forms of noun toying
1 sense of toying
Sense 1
flirt, flirting, flirtation, coquetry, dalliance, toying
RELATED TO>(verb) toy#1
=> dally, toy, play, flirt
Domain of noun toying
Domain Terms of noun toying
Familiarity of noun toying
toying used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun toying
1 sense of toying
Sense 1
flirt, flirting, flirtation, coquetry, dalliance, toying
> play, frolic, romp, gambol, caper
=> flirt, flirting, flirtation, coquetry, dalliance, toying
=> folly, foolery, tomfoolery, craziness, lunacy, indulgence
=> game
=> horseplay
=> teasing
=> word play
Meronyms of noun toying
1 sense of toying
Holonyms of noun toying
Grep of noun toying
toying
Antonyms of verb toy
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb toy
3 senses of toy
Sense 1
dally, toy, play, flirt
=> act, move
Sense 2
toy, fiddle, diddle, play
=> manipulate
=> handle, palm
=> touch
Also See> toy with#1
Sense 3
play, toy
=> act, behave, do
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb toy
1 of 3 senses of toy
Sense 2
toy, fiddle, diddle, play
=> put out, retire
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb toy
3 senses of toy
Sense 1
dally, toy, play, flirt
=> act, move
Sense 2
toy, fiddle, diddle, play
=> manipulate
Also See> toy with#1
Sense 3
play, toy
=> act, behave, do
'Cause To' of verb toy
Derived Forms of verb toy
2 of 3 senses of toy
Sense 1
dally, toy, play, flirt
RELATED TO>(noun) toying#1
=> flirt, flirting, flirtation, coquetry, dalliance, toying
Sense 3
play, toy
RELATED TO>(noun) toy#1
=> plaything, toy
Domain of verb toy
Domain Terms of verb toy
Familiarity of verb toy
toy used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb toy
3 senses of toy
Sense 1
dally, toy, play, flirt
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 2
toy, fiddle, diddle, play
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 3
play, toy
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb toy
3 senses of toy
Sense 1
dally, toy, play, flirt
> act, move
=> alternate, take turns
=> finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finish
=> rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate
=> interrupt, disturb
=> react, respond
=> go ahead, plow ahead
=> attack, aggress
=> force
=> create
=> come to the fore, step forward, come forward, step up, step to the fore, come out
=> reward, repay, pay back
=> satisfice, staisfise
=> maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre
=> dispatch
=> evade
=> race
=> use
=> play it by ear
=> play
=> deal
=> partner
=> exert
=> egotrip
=> reciprocate
=> go, proceed, move
=> come close
=> perform
=> make bold, dare, presume
=> prosecute, engage, pursue
=> act on
=> interact
=> react, oppose
=> take time by the forelock
=> coact
=> volunteer, offer
=> get around to
=> dally, toy, play, flirt
=> set about, go about, approach
=> participate, take part
=> misbehave, misconduct, misdemean
=> condescend, stoop, lower oneself
=> behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
=> behave, comport
=> try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
=> woo, court, romance, solicit
=> court
=> dare
=> effect
=> antagonize, antagonise, counteract
=> anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter
=> prosecute
=> perpetrate, commit, pull
=> rampage
=> cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage
=> condescend, deign, descend
=> condescend
=> take care
=> lord it over, queen it over, put on airs, act superior
=> stampede
=> make a point, make sure
=> repeat, take over
=> surprise
=> sneak
=> play
=> take
=> guard
=> begin, start
=> go off half-cocked, go off at half-cock
=> wait, hold off, hold back
=> continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep
=> do well, had best
=> continue
=> continue, persist in
Sense 2
toy, fiddle, diddle, play
> manipulate
=> lay hands on
=> mouse
=> twiddle, fiddle with
=> wield, handle
=> operate, control
=> massage, rub down, knead
=> knead, work
=> shuffle, ruffle, mix
=> tamper, fiddle, monkey
=> toy, fiddle, diddle, play
Sense 3
play, toy
> act, behave, do
=> act involuntarily, act reflexively
=> fall over backwards, bend over backwards
=> presume
=> vulgarize, vulgarise
=> optimize, optimise
=> quack
=> menace
=> make
=> swagger, bluster, swash
=> freeze
=> wanton
=> romanticize
=> sentimentalise, sentimentalize, sentimentize, sentimentise
=> bungle
=> play, toy
=> act, play, act as
=> stooge
=> joke, jest
=> piffle
=> make
=> make as if
=> break down, lose it, snap
=> dally, dawdle
=> backslap
=> hugger mugger
=> sauce
=> footle
=> frivol, trifle
=> swell, puff up
=> follow
=> relax, loosen up
=> ramp, rage, storm
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb toy
Sense 1
dally, toy, play, flirt
=> act, move
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Sense 2
toy, fiddle, diddle, play
=> manipulate
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Sense 3
play, toy
=> act, behave, do
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Grep of verb toy
toy
toy with
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