trifle with

verb

To toy with.

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Meanings

verbtrifle with (third-person singular simple present trifles with, present participle trifling with, simple past and past participle trifled with)

present singular third person trifles with · participle present trifling with · participle past trifled with · past trifled with

  1. transitiveTo toy with.
  2. transitiveTo mock; to treat lightly.

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trifle with. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trifle%20with

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“trifle with.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trifle%20with. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trifle with,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trifle%20with.

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