transitive. To touch, feel, or handle with the fingers; to fidget with or examine using the fingers, esp. restlessly or repeatedly.

to toy with ——. intransitive. To handle or fiddle with (an object), esp. absent-mindedly, restlessly, or nervously; (now frequently) to move (food)…

transitive. To finger idly or playfully; to fondle. Now archaic and rare.

transitive. To fidget or play with (a thing). Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To cause to rotate lightly or delicately; to turn (anything) about, esp. with the fingers; to twirl; to play with idly or absently; also…

transitive. To play with. rare.

intransitive. To probe with a pointed instrument, a finger, etc.; = sense 2. Also: to pull repeatedly at with the fingers.

literal. to play off and on with: to take off and put on alternately. Obsolete. rare.

transitive. literal. To uproot; to pick or scrape at, esp. with a pointed instrument or with the fingers. Also with off.

intransitive. To be busy about trifles; to trifle; also to twiddle withor at = sense 2.