flirted

verb

past tense of flirt
1
as in teased
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 flitted
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements lazily watched the butterflies flirting among the wildflowers

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Recent Examples of flirted But that seems to be what my career has flirted [with] consistently, at that meeting point. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026 Oura flirted with Wall Street, but isn’t ready to put a ring on it. — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026 Before Sunday's 7-3 win over the Rays in Game 162, the Phillies had lost four straight games and flirted with missing the postseason for the first time since the 2021 season. — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026 The last time the Jets flirted with a playoff spot was in 2022. — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 14 Sep. 2026 William remembers being placed on a stool at Manhattan bars, while his father socialized and flirted. — Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026 In May 2025, Forest had just flirted for some time with qualification for the Champions League, before a seventh-place finish was eventually enough to secure Europa League football. — Paul Taylor, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 The Real Housewives of Atlanta star and The Challenge veteran openly flirted on season 2 of the reality competition series. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2026 The president has repeatedly flirted with broadening the assault, hoping yet another round of bombardment might force Iran to yield. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flirted
  1. teased
  2. flitted
  3. toyed
  4. darted
  5. fooled
  6. fluttered
  7. kidded
  8. danced
Verb
  • As of now, On does not sell soccer boots, although Mbappé has already teased a prototype in matches.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Audrey Niffenegger has long teased the sequel to The Time Traveler’s Wife, featuring Clare and Henry’s Chrono-Displaced daughter Alba and her two husbands—Oliver, a time traveler like her, and Zach, existing in linear time.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of teased
Verb
  • Guests flitted around, in and out of racks filled with Skims’s big apparel and underwear hitters, and making use of the Skims photobooth.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2026
  • By the front door, a hummingbird repeatedly flitted to the tubular magenta blooms of the Salvia spathacea.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of flitted
Verb
  • The pair even toyed around with the idea of a potential collaboration.
    — Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
  • Four years later — after the Broncos had toyed unsuccessfully with finding his replacement — Morton teamed with a new coach, his former Cowboys teammate Dan Reeves.
    — Pat Graham, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2026
Definition of toyed
Verb
  • Following a three-and-out, Price darted up the middle, cut to the right and sprinted down the sideline for his first career touchdown.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • On Lap 261, Larson darted to the inside of Briscoe’s Camry and completed the winning pass.
    — Reid Spencer, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of darted
Verb
  • But don’t be fooled by the fluidity, the tablet itself isn’t paper (or even E Ink).
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Trey Owens fooled the TCU defense with a 34-yard keeper on third-and-1 to get inside the 10-yard line.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of fooled
Verb
  • The sparrows fluttered into the air, wings beating against each other in panic.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Shirts were punctuated by knife pleats that ballooned in the back, while cascading pleats fluttered down the side of skirts.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of fluttered
Verb
  • Naturally, Kelly gets kidded about that as well.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2026
  • When Curt Cignetti was hired just more than two years ago, it was considered a smart move by the athletic department, but no one kidded themselves that Indiana was some sort of raucous fan sleeper cell just waiting to be activated.
    — Will Leitch, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Definition of kidded
Verb
  • Salgado-Medina made a 51-yard field goal for the final margin as the Wildcats danced along with coach Brennan on the sideline.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Milena Canonero’s Oscar-winning costumes dress mannequins modeled on Kirsten Dunst and Jason Schwartzman, positioned beneath historical portraits and busts in the very rooms where the real figures once danced and broke bread.
    — Ben Croll, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of danced

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“Flirted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flirted. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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