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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Pawol was flirting with potential history early in Friday's game.—
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While global average sea surface temperature is flirting with record highs, sea surface temperatures are near normal in the main region of the Atlantic where hurricanes develop, according to the Climate Reanalyzer at the University of Maine's Climate Change Institute.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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“Coquetting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coquetting. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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