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.”
To pass time doing unimportant things
To behave badly, mischievously, or in an overemotional way
To be engaged in a love affair, typically one of which the speaker disapproves
To tinker or fiddle with something
To hesitate, waver, or vacillate, creating unnecessary delays or inefficiency
To interfere with something, typically causing damage or harm to it
To toy or trifle with, especially another person or their emotions
To waste or spend time idly and unfruitfully
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