flirt
verb (used without object)
to court triflingly or act amorously without serious intentions; play at love; coquet.
will flirt
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future tenseof flirt.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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As the sun shines abundantly, highs will flirt with record temperatures in the upper 60s to low 70s, especially through the southwest interior and the western slopes of both the Olympics and Cascades.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2024
“Many stations will flirt with daily low-temperature records and low-max temperature records,” Mr. Carbin said, adding that “high temperatures will be as much as 40 degrees below the normal.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
OK, maybe the Mountain West will flirt, but from the Pac-12 to the Mountain West?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2023
Highs in New York will flirt with 90 degrees through Saturday, then spike into the mid- or upper 90s on Sunday.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 21, 2022
Still, if one will flirt with fire, the first rule is to take out insurance.
From Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel by Louis Joseph Vance
