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flirt

[ flurt ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to court triflingly or act amorously without serious intentions; play at love; coquet.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. to trifle or toy, as with an idea:

    She flirted with the notion of buying a sports car.

    Synonyms:

  3. to move with a jerk or jerks; dart about:

    butterflies flirting from flower to flower.



verb (used with object)

  1. to give a sudden or brisk motion to; wave smartly, as a fan.
  2. to throw or propel with a toss or jerk; fling suddenly.

noun

  1. Also flirter. a person who is given to flirting.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. a quick throw or toss; sudden jerk or darting motion.

flirt

/ ڱɜː /

verb

  1. intr to behave or act amorously without emotional commitment; toy or play with another's affections; dally
  2. intrusually foll bywith to deal playfully or carelessly (with something dangerous or serious); trifle

    the motorcyclist flirted with death

  3. intrusually foll bywith to think casually (about); toy (with)

    to flirt with the idea of leaving

  4. intr to move jerkily; dart; flit
  5. tr to subject to a sudden swift motion; flick or toss
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a person who acts flirtatiously
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈڱٱ, noun
  • ˈڱٲ, adjective
  • ˈڱپԲ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ڱ·Բ· adverb
  • ڱ· adjective flirtier flirtiest
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of flirt1

First recorded in 1540–50; of expressive origin; compare similar initial cluster in flap, flick 1, flip 1 and final elements of squirt, spurt
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of flirt1

C16: of uncertain origin
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Example Sentences

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They dress in sexy outfits and are expected to drink and flirt with male customers in exchange for generous tips.

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Mr Williams challenged her, saying that at the time she was "flirting" with Mr Clarke.

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At a time of rising antisemitism and Holocaust denialism, when salient political and cultural figures are flirting with Nazi identification, the play sounds an alarm from history.

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His core goal is to flirt with the audience, to remind adults that his movies are committed to entertaining them.

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The look flirts with the 15th-century-inspired French Gothic arches behind her.

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