coquetting

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Smarting under these injuries, Bourbon, who for some time had been coquetting with the enemies of France, renewed his negotiations with the emperor and Henry VIII. of England.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various

Will they be outweighed by the preservation of one's self-respect, and is not this, after all, a matter of opinion?--is it not a sort of coquetting with one's self?

From A Twofold Life by Hillern, Wilhelmine von

Emmie sang two more songs, Julia laughing and coquetting with Ethan over prelude and interlude; and then Julia played a nocturne.

From The Open Question a tale of two temperaments by Robins, Elizabeth

Footnote 17: A coquetting with virtue as a virtuoso, of course Gaspard means.

From Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) by Jean Paul

With Heine, too, who at that time was coquetting with Communism, he carried on a sprightly and not unfruitful intercourse.

From The life and teaching of Karl Marx by Beer, M.