toying

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of toy

noun

1. The act of one who toys.

   “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.”