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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All three defeats were of the Q1 variety, but the Tigers are now flirting with the danger zone.—
Jim Root,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026 -
Many Gulf leaders were clearly flirting with the idea that normalization could, through stronger economic ties and security partnerships, lead to greater regional integration, with or without the Palestinians.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Coquetting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coquetting. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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