trifle with

verb

trifled with; trifling with; trifles with

: to treat or deal with (someone or something) in a way that shows a lack of proper respect or seriousness

You shouldn't trifle with their feelings.

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Top this rich trifle with a sprinkle of chocolate curls. — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026 But the military could not be trifled with. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026 These Spurs, and Wembanyama more than all the rest, are not to be trifled with. — Sam Amick, New York Times, 25 May 2026 Heavy rain was bad enough, but lightning in the area is, obviously, nothing to be trifled with. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for trifle with

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