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trifled
verb as in toy with; mess around
Strong matches
Example Sentences
And a sharp chicken beak is nothing to be trifled with either.
He was sure they must have 'trifled' a great deal, or they would have accomplished more than they had.
"You must be more concise," said Miss Barrington; quietly, and Dane trifled with the hat in his hand.
On the most ample scrutiny, I repose, when I say, that the Doctor had never trifled with this sincere love.
And another important class of agriculturists, the beetroot growers and sugar-producers, were not to be trifled with either.
Duffham examined the throat; and told Hyde, for his consolation, that it was not in a state to be trifled with.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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