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Meanings of
flirtation
in English
Portuguese
flerte
Catalan
coqueteig
Back to the meaning
Playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest.
flirting
flirt
toying
coquetry
dalliance
Portuguese
flerte
Synonyms
Examples for "
flirting
"
flirting
flirt
toying
coquetry
dalliance
Examples for "
flirting
"
1
However, that didn't exactly mean that
flirting
was off-limits at social events.
2
Clarice went right on remaining in the social spotlight, primping and
flirting
.
3
She laughed, thinking neither one of them was very good at
flirting
.
4
But she heard Cha's voice, his accented English; his odd, fogeyish
flirting
.
5
So when did a dick pic become the new way of
flirting
?
1
Villa, however, continue to
flirt
with the beginnings of a relegation problem.
2
I expected him to
flirt
or ask how I liked the painting.
3
Comes in here every few days, just to
flirt
with the girls.
4
If Mansfield thought to
flirt
with his wife, he could think again.
5
But in this street there are no fair neighbors to
flirt
with.
1
It feinted right and then left in mock attacks,
toying
with her.
2
In the doorway stood the collector, smoking and
toying
with his watch-charm.
3
Gina considered an idea she'd been
toying
with ever since Caleb's funeral.
4
Scientists have been
toying
with this idea, theoretically at least, for decades.
5
For nearly a month now, she had been
toying
with an idea.
1
He bowed gravely; there was no hint of
coquetry
in her manner.
2
The
coquetry
of love is the surest test of an unquestionable love.
3
I came off unscathed; she even tried a little
coquetry
on me.
4
She had always been too proud for
coquetry
;
she remained so now.
5
The girls rose and courtesied, blushing with the
coquetry
of their race.
1
It was a welcome hush; in it, there'd be time for
dalliance
.
2
Zelandoni had been aware of Jondalar's
dalliance
with Marona from the beginning.
3
This wasn't my first same-sex
dalliance
and it wouldn't be my last.
4
For me, any trifling
dalliance
and the affair would consume and overpower.
5
More serious matters awaited him, however, than this
dalliance
with the Muse.
Usage of
flirtation
in English
1
Regular
flirtation
with comedy, however, almost always proves fatal in top-level coaching.
2
However, they cannot hold a candle to David and Maddie's white-hot
flirtation
.
3
She indulged in an innocent
flirtation
with him, but not this morning.
4
This was a worse feature in the
flirtation
than he had expected.
5
There was a
flirtation
going on between the leaves and the breeze.
6
This ended the passage of
flirtation
between Thomas Thurston and Julia Monson.
7
He will boast of this
flirtation
until the end of his days.
8
The phrase is a pretty standard prelude to some very basic
flirtation
.
9
After a
flirtation
with Sunday clashes, we're back to normal this weekend.
10
He was distracted enough by his own image to abandon the
flirtation
.
11
Immanuel and she exchange verses, but the path of
flirtation
runs rough.
12
Mrs. Darley accepts the apology, and goes back to her mild
flirtation
.
13
I am afraid it was neither gossip nor
flirtation
,
but only botany.
14
It only amounted to a
flirtation
on her part, one of many.
15
There was probably a little
flirtation
,
and a good deal of gossip.
16
Saunterers for exercise or
flirtation
often turned for a glance at Angela.
Other examples for "flirtation"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
flirtation
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
little flirtation
mild flirtation
innocent flirtation
mere flirtation
brief flirtation
More collocations
Translations for
flirtation
Portuguese
flerte
Catalan
coqueteig
flirteig
Flirtation
through the time
Flirtation
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common