play with sth
— phrasal verb with play uk/pleɪ/us/pleɪ/verb
(IDEA)
to consider an idea or plan:
Patricia and I were playing (around) with the idea/possibility of moving to Glasgow.
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Thinking and contemplating
- -ly
- agonize over/about sth
- chew
- chew sth over
- chew the cud idiom
- chew your cud idiom
- depth
- joined-up thinking
- lateral thinking
- let me see/let's see idiom
- let's see idiom
- puzzle
- rack
- reflect
- take sth into account idiom
- the thought crosses sb's mind idiom
- think sth out
- think sth over
- think sth through
- worry
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(TOUCH)
disapproving to keep touching and moving something around with no purpose or interest:
Stop playing with your hair!
She was just playing with her food - she didn't eat a mouthful.
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Touching & feeling
- dab
- feel
- feel your way idiom
- fiddle
- fiddle (around) with sth
- finger
- hand
- hand to hand idiom
- handle
- haptic
- kinaesthesia
- lick
- nudge
- pat
- paw
- play
- tactile
- tap
- toy
- toy with sth
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