1
as in teasing
to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun
the servers at that restaurant flirt with all the customers
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as in darting
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements
lazily watched the butterflies flirting among the wildflowers
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Recent Examples of flirting
Their stars are blatantly flirting with their audiences, tiptoeing the line between cringe and attractive.
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Leah Asmelash, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, the small-cap Russell 2000 is flirting with bear market territory and is down almost 20% from its recent high.
—Adam Sarhan, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
The Nasdaq is flirting with correction territory which is a 10% decline from a recent high.
—Adam Sarhan, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Now, Lottie’s dad is flirting with dementia and seems to be going in and out of lucidity.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
The trouble is that Musk’s own record of facilitating and flirting with hate speech, often in a trollish manner, invites belligerent response.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2025
After flirting with its 200-day moving average since reclaiming it in late 2023, EWG finally used it as a launching pad this past December.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2025
So instead of stressing about which body language signal to master next, focus on flirting in a way that feels natural and fun to you!
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 4 Mar. 2025
For decades, Europe has outsourced its security to the United States, flirting with free-riding on the American defense umbrella while allowing its own military capabilities to wither.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Leah Asmelash, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, the small-cap Russell 2000 is flirting with bear market territory and is down almost 20% from its recent high.
—Adam Sarhan, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
The Nasdaq is flirting with correction territory which is a 10% decline from a recent high.
—Adam Sarhan, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Now, Lottie’s dad is flirting with dementia and seems to be going in and out of lucidity.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
The trouble is that Musk’s own record of facilitating and flirting with hate speech, often in a trollish manner, invites belligerent response.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2025
After flirting with its 200-day moving average since reclaiming it in late 2023, EWG finally used it as a launching pad this past December.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2025
So instead of stressing about which body language signal to master next, focus on flirting in a way that feels natural and fun to you!
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 4 Mar. 2025
For decades, Europe has outsourced its security to the United States, flirting with free-riding on the American defense umbrella while allowing its own military capabilities to wither.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Flirting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flirting. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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