1
as in to tease
to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun
the servers at that restaurant flirt with all the customers
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2
as in to flit
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements
lazily watched the butterflies flirting among the wildflowers
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as in flirtatiousness
the attitude or behavior of one who insincerely courts the amorous attentions of others
somehow got the bizarre notion that flirtation was appropriate during a job interview
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Recent Examples of flirt
Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2025
Pepe the King Prawn is a Spanish Muppet with four arms, orange skin and straggly hair; the character is known for being an outrageous flirt, and being offended when people refer to him as a shrimp.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Tom Rende, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
On Valentine’s Day, the S & P 500 even flirted with a fresh all-time high before ending Friday’s session with a tiny loss.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Like that film, Severance flirts with being a science-fiction story without adopting all the trappings.
—Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2025
Pepe the King Prawn is a Spanish Muppet with four arms, orange skin and straggly hair; the character is known for being an outrageous flirt, and being offended when people refer to him as a shrimp.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Verb
The 29-year-old has flirted with the number for a couple of seasons but just felt short.
—Tom Rende, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
On Valentine’s Day, the S & P 500 even flirted with a fresh all-time high before ending Friday’s session with a tiny loss.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Flirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flirt. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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