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Past tense for to make jokes, especially for purposes of teasing someone
“I could tell that they were trying to mess about with me when they kept making playful comments and teasing jokes throughout the evening.”
Past tense for to pass time doing unimportant things
Past tense for to behave badly, mischievously, or in an overemotional way
Past tense for to be engaged in a love affair, typically one of which the speaker disapproves
Past tense for to tinker or fiddle with something
Past tense for to hesitate, waver, or vacillate, creating unnecessary delays or inefficiency
Past tense for to interfere with something, typically causing damage or harm to it
Past tense for to toy or trifle with, especially another person or their emotions
(usually "joking") Past tense for to tease, typically in a good-natured way
Past tense for to waste or spend time idly and unfruitfully
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