frivoling

variants or frivolling
present participle of frivol
as in flirting
to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun my friends warned me not to frivol with that guy, as he was likely to take me seriously

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for frivoling
flirting
Verb
  • Like Friday, when a rookie lefty was flirting with a no-hitter in the middle innings, Bennett held New York hitless until Schuemann’s two-out homer in the fifth.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 June 2026
  • Lake Superior Court Judge Samuel Cappas sentenced a Chicago man to 76 years Thursday for gunning down a friend who was flirting with his girlfriend online.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Frivoling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frivoling. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster