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Definitions

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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Like quantum physics, Einstein’s theory of relativity, or how to flirt.

From Literature

Now it is flirting with the latter, weighing a massive merger.

From The Wall Street Journal

Zimbabwe is "flirting with an opportunity" to maximise revenue from the global green energy boom, said human rights defender Rashweat Mukundu.

From Barron's

Hoping to push Google to commit to a deal, they flirted with another suitor: Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook.

From The Wall Street Journal

As a politics student, he opposed France's war with independence fighters in Algeria and flirted with Trotskyism.

From Barron's

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.