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
wanton
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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
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“Flirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flirt. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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