dallying

(verb) behave carelessly or indifferently. Synonyms: dally, toy, play, flirt. Example: "Play about with a young girl's affection."

(verb) waste time. Synonyms: dally, dawdle. Example: "Get busy--don't dally!."

(verb) talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions. Synonyms: chat up, flirt, dally, butterfly, coquet, coquette, romance, philander, mash. Examples: "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries." "My husband never flirts with other women."

(verb) consider not very seriously. Synonyms: dally, trifle, play. Examples: "He is trifling with her." "She plays with the thought of moving to tasmania."