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coquetting

verb

present participle of coquet

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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However, with Martinez pushing to leave again and flirting with Juventus, Villa decided to grant him his wish and brought in Zion Suzuki from Parma as his replacement.

— David Ornstein, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
In the 1974 song, Parton sings about a woman flirting with her man.

— Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026

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