as in flirting
to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun
a group of college students coquetting with each other at the beach
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There is a significant amount of character lore and backstory to establish, much of it flirting with archetypes.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
20 May 2026 -
That dispiriting news, coupled with consumer sentiment plunging to the lowest point ever recorded, should be enough to set off alarm bells and trigger talk of the economy flirting with recession.—
Greg Petro,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2026
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“Coquetting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coquetting. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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