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Meanings of
plaything
in English
Portuguese
brinquedo
Catalan
joguina
Spanish
juguete
Back to the meaning
An artifact designed to be played with.
toy
Portuguese
brinquedo
Usage of
plaything
in English
1
The city was made the
plaything
of the boss and the machine.
2
The wolf-cub soon became the pet and
plaything
of the animal kingdom.
3
On the contrary, you are the nicest
plaything
in the world, Connie.
4
I knew vaguely that she was playing; that I was the
plaything
.
5
You would be a mere
plaything
in the hands of that man.
6
On the contrary, he had been the
plaything
of agitation and weakness.
7
For two days the storm tossed the ship about like a
plaything
.
8
Woman is regarded as only a
plaything
to gratify the animal caprice.
9
The little prince uttered a cry of horror, staring at the
plaything
.
10
She kept herself busy with the new
plaything
as he called it.
11
She'd brought him into the entourage back on Borroloola, an interesting
plaything
.
12
That was the nearest approach to a
plaything
I could muster to-night.
13
He seemed to regard the boy as a wonderful kind of
plaything
.
14
At first it was a dream, and now it is a
plaything
.
15
The child she had left had been his dear
plaything
,
his consolation.
16
She will be a good
plaything
for thee when I am away.
Other examples for "plaything"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
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plaything
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
new plaything
mere plaything
little plaything
pretty plaything
make a plaything
More collocations
Translations for
plaything
Portuguese
brinquedo
brinquedos
Catalan
joguina
Spanish
juguete
Plaything
through the time
Plaything
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common