flirt
verb (used without object)
to court triflingly or act amorously without serious intentions; play at love; coquet.
have been flirting
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present perfect progressiveof flirt.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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For a club that have been flirting dangerously with relegation for much of the season, the triumph over Michael Carrick's side felt like more than three points.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
DC United want goals, goals, goals DC United have been flirting with the top of the standings in the East, but by gum, they’re boring, aren’t they?
From The Guardian ● Oct. 2, 2015
Literary novelists have been flirting with disaster scenarios for decades.
From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2014
Wolves have been flirting with relegation all season, inspiring the "www.relegation" headlines as they juggled the bottom three slots with West Ham, West Brom and Wigan.
From BBC ● May 19, 2011
He had no money about him; he was dressed like a common sailor; he could not have been flirting with somebody's sweetheart.
From The Pobratim A Slav Novel by P. Jones
