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flirt
[flurt]
verb (used without object)
to court triflingly or act amorously without serious intentions; play at love; coquet.
Synonyms: ,to trifle or toy, as with an idea.
She flirted with the notion of buying a sports car.
Synonyms:to move with a jerk or jerks; dart about.
butterflies flirting from flower to flower.
verb (used with object)
to give a sudden or brisk motion to; wave smartly, as a fan.
to throw or propel with a toss or jerk; fling suddenly.
noun
Also flirter. a person who is given to flirting.
Synonyms: , ,a quick throw or toss; sudden jerk or darting motion.
flirt
/ ڱɜː /
verb
(intr) to behave or act amorously without emotional commitment; toy or play with another's affections; dally
to deal playfully or carelessly (with something dangerous or serious); trifle
the motorcyclist flirted with death
to think casually (about); toy (with)
to flirt with the idea of leaving
(intr) to move jerkily; dart; flit
(tr) to subject to a sudden swift motion; flick or toss
noun
a person who acts flirtatiously
Other Word Forms
- flirtingly adverb
- flirty adjective
- ˈڱٱ noun
- ˈڱٲ adjective
- ˈڱپԲ adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of flirt1
Example Sentences
Yes, she’s poor and he’s rich, but they’re both hustlers — one way he flirts is telling Lucy he sees potential in her intangibles.
In “The Rat Race,” she flirts with a chatty restaurant server making tableside guacamole, who, like her, hate-watches a reality show called “Bi Bingo.”
Stephen Miller flirts with notoriety, obviously loves it, and so far has been far more successful than others who have courted Trump.
Choi flirts with the conventions of political thriller, too, recalling the shadowy resistance groups in Ed Park’s prize-winning “Same Bed Different Dreams.”
In my teens, I flirted for hours with strangers on AIM.
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