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Meanings of toy absently in English

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Usage of toy absently in English
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Peter sat down and toyed absently with a slice of bacon.
The Clicking of Cuthbert
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His fingers toyed absently with the pack on the table.
Victory: An Island Tale
3
Lady Catherine Somervell stood beside a window, one hand toying absently with a curtain.
Beyond the Reef
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One hand toyed absently with the golden rings of a collar about her throat.
The Yoke / A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Chil...
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Phil reflected for a moment, toying absently with his fork.
The Circus Boys on the Mississippi; Or, Afloat with the Big Show...
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Kenny toyed absently with the food upon his plate.
Kenny
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Mills' hand was toying absently with an empty glass.
The Arrow of Gold: A Story Between Two Notes
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As Constance sat toying absently with some food at one of the snowy white tables, a man entered.
Constance Dunlap
9
On this occasion they wandered to the album, and toyed absently about the margin of the little water-colour drawing.
The Woman in White
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Flint rose and stood by the mantel, toying absently with a bronze model of the Praxiteles Faun which rested on its shelf.
Flint: His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes
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Clare was toying absently with her spoon and tea-cup; she was listening, and occasionally put in a word, but her thoughts were evidently elsewhere.
The Carved Cupboard