1
as in to tease
to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun
the servers at that restaurant flirt with all the customers
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2
as in to flit
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements
lazily watched the butterflies flirting among the wildflowers
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Recent Examples of flirt
Lisa Stardust, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
As gold flirts with all-time highs again, headlines are quick to shout what many family offices already know: when the world trembles, gold glitters.
—Francois Botha, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
New Atlas, 31 July 2025
After dipping her toe into music with her role as Holly Holliday on Glee and later in the film Country Strong, Paltrow flirted with the idea of making an album.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 29 July 2025
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Noun
Single Libras are flirts that are easily attracted to people who adore them.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
As gold flirts with all-time highs again, headlines are quick to shout what many family offices already know: when the world trembles, gold glitters.
—Francois Botha, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
Despite its curb weight flirting with 5,500 lb (2,495 kg), the XC90 handles like a much smaller machine.
—New Atlas, 31 July 2025
After dipping her toe into music with her role as Holly Holliday on Glee and later in the film Country Strong, Paltrow flirted with the idea of making an album.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flirt
Noun
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That teen is also charged with 33 counts of first-degree wanton endangerment and one count of possession of a handgun by a minor, LMPD spokesperson Aaron Ellis previously said.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
14 Aug. 2025
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Hankison was cleared of his state charges of wanton endangerment in 2022 and faced a deadlocked jury over federal charges in 2023.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
Verb
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And we have been teased and fooled before in the near-quarter century since that last crown in 2001.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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Hours before the podcast episode premiered, the trio teased it once again, with Jason, 37, making an enthusiastic introduction for the pop star.—
Rachel DeSantis,
People.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The first segment, under the Las Vegas Convention Center, was completed in 2021, but instead of city denizens flitting across the city, convention-goers are simply driven by humans in normal Teslas through a fairly standard road tunnel.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
29 July 2025
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Bieber’s catalogue is searching and uneven, flitting between glossy renditions of trap-pop, mid-tempo R. & B., eighties new wave, campfire Christian sing-alongs, Afrobeat, and dancehall, his slick, supple voice skimming the surface of these styles while never committing to any of them.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
16 July 2025
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Joao Pedro took 12 touches in the first half of the Milan game, mainly concerned with occupying defenders, making darting runs and being alert when the ball came his way.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
11 Aug. 2025
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The cat spooks, darting under a pile of debris that was once a house.—
Kat Lonsdorf,
NPR,
12 July 2025
Verb
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But don’t be fooled by the red planet’s Venusian trance.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Wild horses often nap on the sand like beachgoers — but don’t be fooled.—
Evan Moore
August 4,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Stock image: Three U.S. flags flutter on a white fence in a California neighborhood.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Aug. 2025
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The force of McBride’s arrival rattled the uprights, sending the orange flags at their tops fluttering.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
Verb
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After toying around with PlayStation’s MTV Music Generator and getting in constant trouble as a teenager, a move to Dallas, in 2004, pushed Cardo to focus on becoming a full-fledged music producer.—
Serge Selenou,
Pitchfork,
1 Aug. 2025
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According to Wolpe, Billie toyed around with the placement of their bush on the terracotta planter in the shape of a woman in a sports bra and ponytail.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
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The stunning display is caused by solar particles interacting with Earth’s magnetic field, and tonight's conditions are just right for the colors to be seen dancing across the sky — weather permitting.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Mary Shelley’s creature didn’t dance in tux and tails.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Flirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flirt. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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