Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

toying

/tˈɔɪɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables: toy-ing
IPA: /tˈɔɪɪŋ/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of toy

noun

The act of one who toys.

Example Sentences

"1844-45, 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."

Inflected Forms

more toying (comparative) most toying (superlative) toyings (plural)

Derived Forms

toyingly

Synonyms

flirt flirting flirtation coquetry dalliance

Rhymes With

enjoying annoying destroying employing deploying cloying redeploying buoying hoying joying

Questions

How do you pronounce toying?: The recorded pronunciation is /tˈɔɪɪŋ/.
What does toying mean?: present participle and gerund of toy

How to pronounce toying

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