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

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  • Their stars are blatantly flirting with their audiences, tiptoeing the line between cringe and attractive.
    Leah Asmelash, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Meanwhile, the small-cap Russell 2000 is flirting with bear market territory and is down almost 20% from its recent high.
    Adam Sarhan, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Frivoling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frivoling. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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