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\ ˈflərt 
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\flirted; flirting; flirts
Definition of flirt
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : to move erratically : flit butterflies flirting among the flowers
2a : to behave amorously without serious intent
He flirts with every attractive woman he meets.
b : to show superficial or casual interest or liking
flirted with the idea also : experiment a novelist flirting with poetry
3 : to come close to reaching or experiencing something
—used with withflirting with disaster
1 : flick They flirt water at each other's faces.
2 : to move in a jerky manner
a bird flirting its tail
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Other Words from flirt
Verb
flirtation \ ˌflər-ˈtā-shən \ noun
\ nounflirter noun
flirty \ ˈflər-tē \ adjective
\ adjective
Examples of flirt in a Sentence
Verb
They were flirting all night.
the servers at that restaurant flirt with all the customers Noun
he's just a harmless flirt, so don't take him seriously
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Recent Examples on the Web: Verb That high humidity will stick with us tomorrow, when temperatures will once again flirt with the 90-degree mark.
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Greg Porter, Washington Post, "PM Update: Muggy overnight, warmer on Sunday," 8 Aug. 2020 Then, two years ago, Thompson finally worked up the nerve to flirt with him.
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Jamie L. Lareau, USA TODAY, "She hasn't seen her Canadian boyfriend in months. They want the same border rights as married couples.," 3 July 2020 Highs could flirt with 70 degrees by Wednesday, as April looks poised to start on a mild and dry note.
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Chris Bianchi, The Denver Post, "Denver weather: A snowy Friday night in store for the Front Range," 27 Mar. 2020 Then, two years ago, Thompson finally worked up the nerve to flirt with him.
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Jamie L. Lareau, USA TODAY, "She hasn't seen her Canadian boyfriend in months. They want the same border rights as married couples.," 3 July 2020 Early next week a few cities in the Plains states may even flirt with their all-time record highs.
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Jeff Berardelli, CBS News, "Relentless heat wave to bake the U.S. for "multiple weeks"," 10 July 2020 Then, two years ago, Thompson finally worked up the nerve to flirt with him.
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Jamie L. Lareau, USA TODAY, "She hasn't seen her Canadian boyfriend in months. They want the same border rights as married couples.," 3 July 2020 In February, 2019, a Kotaku report identified several Twitch streamers who had used their platform to flirt with or groom young women.
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Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, "Twitch Confronts Its Role in Streaming’s #MeToo Reckoning," 26 June 2020 Then, two years ago, Thompson finally worked up the nerve to flirt with him.
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Jamie L. Lareau, USA TODAY, "She hasn't seen her Canadian boyfriend in months. They want the same border rights as married couples.," 3 July 2020 Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Drinking alcohol also lowers inhibitions and makes people more likely to flout safety precautions, especially the younger people who go to flirt and socialize at bars, added Natalie Dean, an infectious diseases expert at the University of Florida.
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TheWeek, "Why bars should be the 1st thing closed as COVID-19 cases rise, according to science," 2 July 2020 Give me Natalie Bolton asking Parvati how being a flirt in Survivor resonates for her in the bedroom.
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, "Survivor: Winners at War finale recap: Dominance is rewarded," 14 May 2020 The dialogue winks and sparks on the page, making every story feel like a flirt.
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New York Times, "Two Lies and a Truth: Story Collections Exploring the Spectrum of Human Honesty," 10 Mar. 2020 The two flirt between takes, sharing interest in the rapturous possibilities of pre-Christian theology.
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Yasmina Price, The New York Review of Books, "Kathleen Collins’s Ecstatic Self-Discovery," 29 Feb. 2020 As oil flirts with the prospect of decline, energy executives are at odds over what to do.
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Justin Worland, Time, "The Reason Fossil Fuel Companies Are Finally Reckoning With Climate Change," 16 Jan. 2020 After some flirt and pleas to take her out on a date, Faith finally obliged.
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Jasmine Grant, Essence, "Faith Evans and Stevie J On Raising A Son With Autism," 8 Nov. 2019 The retro pop song is decorated with percussion-heavy flourishes and dressed in an airy illustration of longing for someone, as an interpretive dancer glides across an empty room with open windows and flirts with the fanning white curtains.
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Heran Mamo, Billboard, "A R I Z O N A Just Wants to Be 'Where You Are' in Their Latest Whimsical Video: Watch," 16 Oct. 2019 At best, the millennial sound flirts with escape and experimentation (Frank Ocean; Childish Gambino); much of it has a taste for shameless maximalism (Ariana Grande; Rihanna).
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Wired, "Generation Z Is Making Music With Anti-Radical Tones," 19 Sep. 2019
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flirt
verbEnglish Language Learners Definition of flirt
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to behave in a way that shows a sexual attraction for someone but is not meant to be taken seriously
: to think about something or become involved in something in a way that is usually not very serious
: to come close to reaching or experiencing something
flirt
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of flirt (Entry 2 of 2)
: a person who enjoys flirting with other people : a flirtatious person
See the full definition for flirt in the English Language Learners Dictionary
flirt
verb\ ˈflərt \
\flirted; flirting
Kids Definition of flirt
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to show a romantic interest in someone just for fun
flirt
nounKids Definition of flirt (Entry 2 of 2)
: a person who flirts a lot
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