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Flirt

/flɜːt/

A sudden jerk; a quick throw or cast; a darting motion

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📖 Definitions of "Flirt"

noun

1
A sudden jerk; a quick throw or cast; a darting motion
2
Someone who flirts a lot or enjoys flirting; a flirtatious person.
3
An act of flirting.

verb

1
To throw (something) with a jerk or sudden movement; to fling.
"They flirt water in each other's faces."
2
To jeer at; to mock.
3
To dart about; to move with quick, jerky motions.
4
To blurt out.

adjective

1
Pert; wanton

🔄 Synonyms of "Flirt"

19 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
dalliancenoun	Playful flirtation; amorous play.
playverb	(intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
minxnoun	A flirtatious, impudent, or pert young woman.
teaseverb	(transitive) To poke fun at, either cruelly or affectionately in a playful way.
coquetrynoun	Coquettish behaviour; actions designed to excite erotic attention, without intending to reciprocate such feelings (chiefly of women towards men); flirtatious teasing.
coquettenoun	A woman who flirts or plays with people's affections.
dallynoun	To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle.
mashnoun	(uncountable) A mass of mixed ingredients reduced to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; a mass of anything in a soft pulpy state.
philandernoun	(intransitive) To woo women; to play the male flirt.
prickteasernoun	(slang, vulgar, chiefly derogatory) A seductive woman, especially one who does not deliver what she promises.
toynoun	Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child.
toyingnoun	The act of one who toys.
chat upverb	(transitive, idiomatic) To talk to (someone) in a friendly, open, or casual manner, sometimes also in a charming or affected manner, usually to curry favor, and sometimes flirtatiously with the intention of establishing a romantic or sexual encounter or relationship with that person.
flirtationnoun	Playing at courtship; coquetry.
vampernoun	One who vamps; one who creates or repairs by piecing old things together; a cobbler.
flirtingnoun	A flirtation.
coquetnoun	To act as a flirt or coquet.
romancenoun	An intimate relationship between two people; a love affair.
vampnoun	A flirtatious, seductive woman, especially one who exploits men by using their sexual desire for her; femme fatale.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Flirt"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
teaseverb	(transitive) To poke fun at, either cruelly or affectionately in a playful way.
mashnoun	(uncountable) A mass of mixed ingredients reduced to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; a mass of anything in a soft pulpy state.
toynoun	Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child.
dallynoun	To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle.
playverb	(intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
toyingnoun	The act of one who toys.
vampernoun	One who vamps; one who creates or repairs by piecing old things together; a cobbler.
vampnoun	A flirtatious, seductive woman, especially one who exploits men by using their sexual desire for her; femme fatale.
dalliancenoun	Playful flirtation; amorous play.
chat upverb	(transitive, idiomatic) To talk to (someone) in a friendly, open, or casual manner, sometimes also in a charming or affected manner, usually to curry favor, and sometimes flirtatiously with the intention of establishing a romantic or sexual encounter or relationship with that person.
coquetrynoun	Coquettish behaviour; actions designed to excite erotic attention, without intending to reciprocate such feelings (chiefly of women towards men); flirtatious teasing.
coquetnoun	To act as a flirt or coquet.
coquettenoun	A woman who flirts or plays with people's affections.
prickteasernoun	(slang, vulgar, chiefly derogatory) A seductive woman, especially one who does not deliver what she promises.
minxnoun	A flirtatious, impudent, or pert young woman.
philandernoun	(intransitive) To woo women; to play the male flirt.
romancenoun	An intimate relationship between two people; a love affair.
eyernoun	One who eyes someone or something.
oglernoun	One who ogles.
oglenoun	(transitive, intransitive) To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously.