as in flirted
to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun
a group of college students coquetting with each other at the beach
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Koufax had flirted with pitching greatness.—
Steve Futterman,
NPR,
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The company flirted with bankruptcy.—
Kyle Westaway,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Coquetted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coquetted. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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