flirt
verb (used without object)
to court triflingly or act amorously without serious intentions; play at love; coquet.
is flirting
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present progressiveof flirt (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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MySpace, once the world's biggest social network, is flirting with a comeback.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Zimbabwe is "flirting with an opportunity" to maximise revenue from the global green energy boom, said human rights defender Rashweat Mukundu.
From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026
“The curve is flirting with contango, and that alone will feed on itself, once it starts to get going and it becomes pretty abject.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025
There’s a huge barrage of news that has hit investors this week, but the bigger picture is that the stock market is flirting with records at a time when faith in the economy is eroding.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2025
"He is flirting with her, I believe," said Richard.
From A Terrible Temptation A Story of To-Day by Charles Reade
