verb
- past tense of trifle; to treat without seriousness or respect
- past tense of trifle; to waste time on unimportant matters
Examples
- He trifled with her feelings and broke her heart.
- She trifled away the entire afternoon watching videos.
- The student trifled with his homework instead of taking it seriously.
- They trifled with the important decision for weeks.
- Don’t say I trifled with your trust when you needed me most.
- He trifled with the controls and accidentally broke the machine.