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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Emmett was falsely accused of flirting and making advances at Bryant Donham.—
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Yet, for whatever reason, many Americans can’t stop flirting with pessimism.—
Norbert Michel,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Coquetting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coquetting. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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