noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A flirtation.

   "Drinking and gambling were flirtings with the devil, or giving over to him entirely. So was card-playing."

2. 2
   playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of flirt form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

coquetrydallianceflirtflirtflirtationflirtation

Example

More examples

"So, what about flirting at work?"

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