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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Earlier that month, Lopez went to Egypt and flirted with wearing even higher heels.—
Starr Bowenbank,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025 -
Trump, after all, flirted with bombing cartel fentanyl labs in Mexico during his first term.—
Daniel R. DePetris,
Mercury News,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Coquetted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coquetted. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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