翻弄

ほんろう

having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose

noun suru-verb vt

freq #36

Example sentences

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.

船（ふね）は波（なみ）にほんろうされている。

The ship was at the mercy of the waves.