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flirting

verb

Meaning

  1. To throw (something) with a jerk or sudden movement; to fling.
  2. To jeer at; to mock.
  3. To dart about; to move with quick, jerky motions.
  4. To blurt out.
  5. To play at courtship; to talk with teasing affection, to insinuate sexual attraction in a playful (especially conversational) way.
  6. To experiment, or tentatively engage, with; to become involved in passing with.
  7. A flirtation.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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