toying

toying

1. present participle of toy

toying (plural toyings)

1. The act of one who toys.
   • George William M. Reynolds, The Mysteries of London

     The imagination of the young maiden grew inflamed, as the toyings of her lover became bolder; and half-raising her in his arms, he supported her across the room to a door which opened to his touch at the farther end.

• yoting