Noun: flirting flur-ting
- Playful behaviour intended to arouse sexual interest
"flirting is not unknown in college classes";
- flirtation, coquetry, dalliance, toying
- Talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
"My husband never flirts with other women";
- chat up [informal], dally, coquet [rare], romance, mash [archaic]
- Deal with something casually or playfully rather than seriously
"they flirtd with the idea of moving to Florida";
- play, toy, dally
Derived forms: flirtings
Type of: acquit, act, bear, behave, caper [informal], carry, comport, conduct, deport, do, frolic, gambol, move, play, romp, speak, talk
Encyclopedia: Flirting
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