Toying is an English word with synonyms like flirt or gambol. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Toying meaning
present participle and gerund of toy
Using Toying
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of toy
- Useful related words include: flirt, gambol, romp, frolic.
- In the example corpus, toying often appears in combinations such as: toying with, been toying, are toying.
Context around Toying
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 12 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Toying
- In this selection, "toying" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, tiny, wave and quarters stand out and add context to how "toying" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include has been toying with the and have been toying with the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "toying" sits close to words such as abdi, absa and absconding, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with toying
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Gail dominated early on, toying with her challenger this week. (10 words)
But the province is toying with the idea of relaxing some of those barriers. (14 words)
Another alleged eyewitness told the publication: 'They ( militants) appeared to be toying with him for amusement'. (16 words)
And although he starts off just toying with Edwin, “there’s something kind of beautiful about this person that’s been around for hundreds of years but still has the giddiness and the butterflies of having a crush and falling in love again,” said Gage. (45 words)
In a conversation with Pubity, Zuckerberg disclosed that he’s been toying with the idea of selling t-shirts akin to the ones he’s been donning recently, which are influenced by Greek and Roman history. (36 words)
Many of us beauty lovers will most likely have been toying with the idea of treating ourselves to an advent calendar to help us get well and truly glammed up over the festive season. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
Again, it’s Perry’s tiny toying with pace that perks up your ears, the conductor calling for a ritardando as a way to refocus the musicians who aren’t watching him.
Ahsoka episode 5 shows her toying with the dark side while fighting Anakin Skywalker, revealing her conflicted thoughts about who she’s become.
And to think I was toying with the notion of using it in place of my glaucoma drops.
But the province is toying with the idea of relaxing some of those barriers.
DC has been toying with the idea of there being multiple Jokers running around the DCU for a number of years.
Founders of the severely over-leveraged and bankrupted Three Arrows Capital, Su Zhu and Kyle Davies, have been toying with the idea of raising funds for a new project.
Gail dominated early on, toying with her challenger this week.
He put it out under his real name after toying with the idea of a stage moniker.
Jake understands the hesitance, so he’s been toying with something in his spare time and cryptically warns Humungous that he has a way around it.
Many of us beauty lovers will most likely have been toying with the idea of treating ourselves to an advent calendar to help us get well and truly glammed up over the festive season.
Netflix has been toying with the idea of creating more interactive audience participation for some time now, but the process has been slow.
Nevertheless, some Brussels institutions are toying with the idea of establishing guiding quotas for each EU country.
Silicon Valley’s billionaire brahmin class have long been obsessed with health and fitness and, lately, more and more of them seem to be toying with the idea of living forever.
The Godard comparisons are intentional: feels like a student of the French New Wave, toying with the concepts of structure and narrative while staying hip, stylish, and improvisational.
They were that much better for the majority of the first three quarters, toying with the Knicks.
Though far from the most consequential element to the Steelers’ 2023 success, Pittsburgh began toying with the idea during their Friday Night Lights practice.
And although he starts off just toying with Edwin, “there’s something kind of beautiful about this person that’s been around for hundreds of years but still has the giddiness and the butterflies of having a crush and falling in love again,” said Gage.
Another alleged eyewitness told the publication: 'They ( militants) appeared to be toying with him for amusement'.
In a conversation with Pubity, Zuckerberg disclosed that he’s been toying with the idea of selling t-shirts akin to the ones he’s been donning recently, which are influenced by Greek and Roman history.
I've been toying with the idea of botox for a good year or so now, but really wanted to find a natural and (cheap) way of keeping the fine lines at bay.
Common combinations with toying
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- toying with 65×
- been toying 9×
- are toying 6×
- is toying 5×
- be toying 5×
- was toying 4×
- also toying 3×
- were toying 3×
- began toying 2×
- just toying 2×