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
The Pacers are flirting with the luxury tax.
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Tony East, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
The drama is contagious because Lexi is going after Ciara because Jesse Solomon keeps flirting with her.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
Diana finally gets her share of flirting time with Chase, but Danni keeps interrupting and asking her for things.
—Emma Soren, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
There is flirting and touching and laughing at jokes that aren’t funny.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
Whitney and Isaiah have transitioned from flirting at frat parties to getting all the way down with minimal to zero personal chatter or details.
—Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
Looking beyond those guideposts meant flirting with danger — at risk of becoming untethered and lost.
—Rebekah Pahl, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Posen went to Los Angeles, flirting with the idea of working in Hollywood.
—Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
That presents an additional calculation for the roughly two dozen House members in both parties flirting with runs for higher office to consider.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
Tony East, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
The drama is contagious because Lexi is going after Ciara because Jesse Solomon keeps flirting with her.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
Diana finally gets her share of flirting time with Chase, but Danni keeps interrupting and asking her for things.
—Emma Soren, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
There is flirting and touching and laughing at jokes that aren’t funny.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
Whitney and Isaiah have transitioned from flirting at frat parties to getting all the way down with minimal to zero personal chatter or details.
—Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
Looking beyond those guideposts meant flirting with danger — at risk of becoming untethered and lost.
—Rebekah Pahl, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Posen went to Los Angeles, flirting with the idea of working in Hollywood.
—Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
That presents an additional calculation for the roughly two dozen House members in both parties flirting with runs for higher office to consider.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Flirting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flirting. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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