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Trifle (Verb)

Consider not very seriously; "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania".

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.

He's trifling with her emotions, not committing to the relationship.
The children trifle with the idea of starting their own lemonade stand.
She was trifling with the thought of quitting her job to travel the world.
After moving to a new city, he found himself trifling with the idea of changing careers.
The celebrity was criticized for trifling with people's feelings on her reality TV show.

Act frivolously.

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

She trified with the idea of starting a business but never took action.
He liked to trifle with potential partners in business negotiations to throw them off guard.
The celebrities on the reality show began to trifle, turning what was once a serious competition into a silly game.
Her tendency to trifle often landed her in trouble at the workplace.
The group decided to trifle and instead of working they went to the beach for a day of fun.

Waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently.

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.

She often trifles away her Saturday mornings watching TV instead of working on her novel.
He trifled with various hobbies but never committed to anything serious.
Rather than focus on her schoolwork, she trifled the afternoon away browsing social media.
Don't trifle with your time, use it to study for the exam.
At the office, John is known to trifle his afternoons chatting with coworkers instead of meeting his deadlines.