flirt

[flurt] / flɜrt /

NOUN

person who makes advances

Synonyms

STRONG

coquette cruiser heartbreaker operator philanderer player seducer siren swinger tease trifler vamp vixen wanton wolf

VERB

make advances toward someone

Synonyms

STRONGEST

tease

STRONG

banter coquet dally disport eyeball fool gam ogle philander pitch proposition

WEAK

bat eyes at come on to hit on lead on linger with make a move make a pass pick up wink at

Antonyms

WEAK

be faithful

Example Sentences

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Alice gives him a lift to camp; they banter and flirt after a fashion.

From Los Angeles Times

At 79, he may even be flirting with cognitive decline for all we know.

From The Wall Street Journal

Any leadership contender flirting with the idea of a challenge could look self-indulgent when the international situation is in such flux.

From BBC

How was Boaz better at flirting with her dinner than she was?

From Literature

He is one of life’s mysteries, having published this monumental novel at just 36, by which age I was barely flirting with adulthood.

From Los Angeles Times

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