toy

/tɔɪ/ verb

Translation

toy with sth phrasal verb

THINK ABOUT › to briefly think about doing something, but not really intend to do it

oynayıp durmak, yapmaktan çok düşünüp durmak

I've toyed with the idea of going to work abroad.1097

TOUCH › to move something around in your hands without any clear purpose

elinde oynayıp durmak; kendini oyalamak; bir şeylerle oyalanıp durmak

He sat toying with his empty glass.1078

(Definition of toy verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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