1
as in teasing
to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun
the servers at that restaurant flirt with all the customers
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as in darting
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements
lazily watched the butterflies flirting among the wildflowers
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Recent Examples of flirting
Emmett was falsely accused of flirting and making advances at Bryant Donham.
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Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
Yet, for whatever reason, many Americans can’t stop flirting with pessimism.
—Norbert Michel, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Hawley called on Meta to release all internal documents and explain why chatbots were allowed to simulate flirting with children.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Eastern time, and flirting with its record set in December.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2025
After some flirting and ghost stories over a Ouija board, Hazel heads home only to find that Beth never returned.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
For Maddie, flirting is all about showing up authentically.
—Aj Mason, Them., 8 Aug. 2025
Communicating throughout the day, flirting, touching, teasing, eye contact, and slow build-up help the body feel safe, aroused, and seen.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
Their stars are blatantly flirting with their audiences, tiptoeing the line between cringe and attractive.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025
Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
Yet, for whatever reason, many Americans can’t stop flirting with pessimism.
—Norbert Michel, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Hawley called on Meta to release all internal documents and explain why chatbots were allowed to simulate flirting with children.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Eastern time, and flirting with its record set in December.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2025
After some flirting and ghost stories over a Ouija board, Hazel heads home only to find that Beth never returned.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
For Maddie, flirting is all about showing up authentically.
—Aj Mason, Them., 8 Aug. 2025
Communicating throughout the day, flirting, touching, teasing, eye contact, and slow build-up help the body feel safe, aroused, and seen.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
Their stars are blatantly flirting with their audiences, tiptoeing the line between cringe and attractive.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flirting
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Gunn has been teasing this new feature for weeks, saying that his next project won’t be a direct sequel to Superman, but will feature characters audiences already know from his summer hit.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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The radio host was set to return to his SiriusXM show this morning, after nearly a month of teasing a big reveal surrounding rumors that his show would be canceled.—
Jodi Guglielmi,
Rolling Stone,
2 Sep. 2025
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Just across from the main entrance to App State, the small parking lot has cars darting in and out all day.—
Sheri Castle,
Southern Living,
31 Aug. 2025
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As the temperature surged to two hundred degrees, Solórzano slammed a snowball scented with black pepper and juniper tar onto the rocks, filling the room with a gunpowdery musk, and waved furiously, darting up and down the sauna stairs, tossing his towel in an elegant plume of white.—
Leslie Jamison,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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The BirdWeather devices automatically register bird calls and use them to identify the species, mostly to let bird fans know what's flitting through their yards.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
21 Aug. 2025
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Stop flitting around and stop straddling strategies by making the plan that becomes your default.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Where at one time soldiers and sailors made do with fluttering flags or flashes of light to send simple messages, the modern warfighter is part of a global digital network where data rushes about like water out of a firehose and satellites act as a vital link in that network.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Sep. 2025
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From November to March, the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve transforms into a vibrant, fluttering kingdom.—
Gaby Keiderling,
Robb Report,
4 Sep. 2025
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And tech companies must do far more in the design of AI systems to prevent people fooling themselves into thinking these systems are conscious beings.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
26 Aug. 2025
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Deepfakes are getting better at fooling people and will continue to be a rising threat.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Verb
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During their first night out together, the couple ducks into a Spanish nightclub, drinking under a smear of colored lights and then dancing.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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As a guy who is simply not built for summer (sweaty, burns easily, refuses to wear shorts), the turning of the calendar to September adds a little lead to my tread, with visions of cider and sweaters dancing in my head.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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While you guys had staff inside laughing, pointing and even flicking off the crowd outside.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Flirting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flirting. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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