toy with sth
— phrasal verb with toy uk/tɔɪ/us/tɔɪ/verb
(CONSIDER)
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.
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Thinking and contemplating
- -ly
- agonize over/about sth
- chew
- chew sth over
- chew the cud idiom
- chew your cud idiom
- depth
- joined-up thinking
- lateral thinking
- let me see/let's see idiom
- let's see idiom
- puzzle
- rack
- reflect
- take sth into account idiom
- the thought crosses sb's mind idiom
- think sth out
- think sth over
- think sth through
- worry
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(TOUCH)
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.
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Touching & feeling
- dab
- feel
- feel your way idiom
- fiddle
- fiddle (around) with sth
- finger
- hand
- hand to hand idiom
- handle
- haptic
- kinaesthesia
- lick
- nudge
- pat
- paw
- play
- tactile
- tap
- toy
- twiddle
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