1
as in to tease
to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun
the servers at that restaurant flirt with all the customers
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2
as in to flit
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements
lazily watched the butterflies flirting among the wildflowers
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Recent Examples of flirt
Francois Botha, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
In the middle of all this, Alexa and Lino remain pretty steadfast in their commitment to each other (except when Lino occasionally gets the urge to cheat and flirts with Alex, who turns him down every time).
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 15 July 2025
The insider also noted that the 48-year-old, who shares a 4-year-old daughter with Perry, was flirting up a storm in plain sight.
—Miami Herald, 7 July 2025
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Noun
As gold flirts with all-time highs again, headlines are quick to shout what many family offices already know: when the world trembles, gold glitters.
—Francois Botha, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
In the middle of all this, Alexa and Lino remain pretty steadfast in their commitment to each other (except when Lino occasionally gets the urge to cheat and flirts with Alex, who turns him down every time).
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
Verb
There's a lust for life that flirts with hedonism permeating everything at Justine's, from the music to the design to the cocktails and, of course, the French cuisine.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 15 July 2025
The insider also noted that the 48-year-old, who shares a 4-year-old daughter with Perry, was flirting up a storm in plain sight.
—Miami Herald, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flirt
Noun
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He was initially charged in September 2020 with three counts of wanton endangerment at the state level before being found not guilty in March 2022.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 July 2025
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Sentencing comes after yearslong legal battle Hankison was fired in June 2020 and charged at the state level in September 2020 with three counts of wanton endangerment over the bullets that entered the neighboring unit.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
21 July 2025
Verb
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First and foremost, after teasing it yesterday, Marvel just had Tom Holland walk out in his full Spidey costume (minus mask) to drive the internet wild.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Marvel teases Tom Holland's new suit: 'Something brand new is coming' Only the MCU can send fans into a frenzy with glimpses of fabric.—
Mekishana Pierre,
EW.com,
1 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The aim is to get him regular minutes rather than flit in and out of the team.—
David Ornstein,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
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Conspiracy and misinformation flit around Eddington like horse flies.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
17 July 2025
Verb
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For millennia, these fish darted in droves through the delta’s murky water and effectively supported the watershed’s entire food web.—
Moira Donovan,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 July 2025
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The muscles around his eyes darted inward, and a frown overtook his face.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
Verb
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His impersonation is so convincing that Lu and Shin are initially fooled.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
14 July 2025
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Don’t let the size fool you—this ultra-compact charger delivers impressive speed and efficiency for its footprint.—
Becca Blond,
Travel + Leisure,
13 July 2025
Verb
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When a medevac chopper or gunship had to go up at night, exhaust from its turbine spooling up fluttered the screen above my ammunition crate bunk.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
27 July 2025
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The stamp, which shows the Stars and Stripes—the nation's 13 stripes and 50 stars—fluttering in a breeze against a white background, was designed by USPS art director Antonio Alcalá using a photograph by Doug Haight.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 June 2025
Verb
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The bill is the result of six years of studying and toying around the edges of PBM issues.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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Dacus had been toying around with the ideas behind the song for a while: the beautiful minutiae of sharing a life with someone, and betting on love in the face of inevitable change.—
James Factora,
Them,
24 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The reality star continued to post wedding highlights, including videos of himself and Blanco dancing together at their reception.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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The soccer is the show, and fans provide music with their vocal cords and dancing with their hips.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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“Flirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flirt. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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