翻弄

ほんろう

having at one's mercy

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Meanings

  1. noun, takes する, transitive having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose; tossing about (a ship); buffeting

Its kanji

In sentences

船ふねは波なみに翻弄ほんろうされていた。 The ship was at the mercy of the waves. #141094

船ふねは嵐あらしに翻弄ほんろうされていた。 The ship was at the mercy of the storm. #2724979

船ふねは風かぜと波なみに翻弄ほんろうされていた。 The ship was at the mercy of the wind and the waves. #141096