flirt
to court triflingly or act amorously without serious intentions; play at love; coquet.
to trifle or toy, as with an idea: She flirted with the notion of buying a sports car.
to move with a jerk or jerks; dart about: butterflies flirting from flower to flower.
to give a sudden or brisk motion to; wave smartly, as a fan.
to throw or propel with a toss or jerk; fling suddenly.
Also flirter. a person who is given to flirting.
a quick throw or toss; sudden jerk or darting motion.
Origin of flirt
1Other words for flirt
Other words from flirt
- flirt·ing·ly, adverb
- flirt·y, adjective, flirt·i·er, flirt·i·est
Words Nearby flirt
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How to use flirt in a sentence
I actually looked up flirtation when people were telling me, “Julia, you are little bit of a flirt.”
The ‘Real’ deal: An interview with Julia Lemigova of RHOM | Gregg Shapiro | January 6, 2022 | Washington BladeHaving only seen the first couple of episodes, it’s obvious that Adriana is a little bit of a flirt.
The ‘Real’ deal: An interview with Julia Lemigova of RHOM | Gregg Shapiro | January 6, 2022 | Washington BladeThe girls were so blasé about the men who came in to flirt with them—I mean genuinely blasé.
And Simon Cowell and Ryan Seacrest would openly flirt with each other on American Idol?
In Praise of ‘Dating Naked’ and the Glorious Rise of Butts on Reality TV | Kevin Fallon | July 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne will not know until the next round—the quarterfinals—when this mediocre Brazil team will once again flirt with defeat.
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So too the many variations on its theme, each fueled by our limitless urge to flirt.
“You look like Dave Pirner,” she said to him, meaning the remark to sound like a small insult, but also a flirt.
I like him, said Dinah; he doesnt flirt with the girls; he always talks to the old ladies.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline | Jennie M. DrinkwaterOne can walk, flirt and dance in a Merveilleuse costume, but it is next to impossible to sit down in it.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume II (of 3) | Charles James WillsDon't flirt with him,—that isn't the rle, but talk kindly to him, and thereby find out all you can about the Everett bunch.
In the Onyx Lobby | Carolyn WellsThat confounded money-eating little flirt of a Pansy will give me the royal shake the moment she gets wise.
The Woman Gives | Owen JohnsonThere is something in his eye and the expressive flirt of his tail that seems to suggest strange doings.
St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878 | Various
British Dictionary definitions for flirt
/ (flɜːt) /
(intr) to behave or act amorously without emotional commitment; toy or play with another's affections; dally
(intr usually foll by with) to deal playfully or carelessly (with something dangerous or serious); trifle: the motorcyclist flirted with death
(intr usually foll by with) 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
a person who acts flirtatiously
Origin of flirt
1Derived forms of flirt
- flirter, noun
- flirty, adjective
- flirtingly, adverb
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