as in flirting
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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He's spent the last three seasons flirting and dodging anything serious, but season 4 finally gives him his own love story.—
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There was a lot of flirting and smiling going on.—
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“Coquetting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coquetting. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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