Synonyms of flirting

flirting

verb

present participle of flirt

1

as in teasing

to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun

the servers at that restaurant flirt with all the customers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• teasing
• toying
• coquetting
• fooling
• courting
• trifling
• kidding
• frivolling
• wooing
• frivoling
• ribbing
• vamping
• messing around
• dallying
• mashing
• razzing
• manipulating
• joshing
• playing (with)
• leading on
• putting on
• stringing along

2

as in darting

to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements

lazily watched the butterflies flirting among the wildflowers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• darting
• flitting
• fluttering
• dancing
• flicking
• flying
• flickering
• zipping
• scurrying
• wandering
• sailing
• flittering
• speeding
• sprinting
• roaming
• scuttling
• zooming
• skipping
• dashing
• scampering
• zinging
• shooting
• meandering
• scudding
• rambling
• skittering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hanging
• floating
• hovering

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of flirting

From learning to wear heels to flirting with boys, God forbid uttering a cuss word. —Michael Schneider, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024