翻弄

Meaning

1. nvsvt
   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

Example sentences

• 船は波に翻弄されていた。

  The ship was at the mercy of the waves.

• 船は風と波に翻弄されていた。

  The ship was at the mercy of the wind and the waves.

• ヨットは猛威を振るう嵐の中に翻弄された。

  The yacht was at the mercy of the dreadful storm.