1
as in teases
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 flits
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements
lazily watched the butterflies flirting among the wildflowers
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Recent Examples of flirts
Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Dec. 2024
In one scene, Walker watches as Choppa flirts with a woman during her own photoshoot.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
He's seen what happens when the government flirts with default.
—ABC News, 22 Dec. 2024
In addition, Fiyero flirts with both men and women in the movie adaptation.
—Monica Sager, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
On a record that flirts with both no wave dissonance and SoundCloud rap production, Gordon has once again reshaped the rock landscape.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2024
The piece flirts with themes of nature—bacchanalian horns, rumbles of summer thunder, floral harp flourishes—but extends past the physical.
—The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2024
Simultaneously, her greener-than-green sous chef Lucia (Barbie Ferreira) — another hire by Andreas — flirts up a storm with their financer and starts testing her new boss’s rapidly diminishing patience.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2024
Yet this gender discrepancy doesn’t originate with individuals; in Yellowjackets, Misty flirts with psychopathy, while the sole teen boy, Travis (Kevin Alves), is among the gentlest, most sympathetic characters.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
Verb
Don’t be surprised if the world flirts back!
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Dec. 2024
In one scene, Walker watches as Choppa flirts with a woman during her own photoshoot.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
He's seen what happens when the government flirts with default.
—ABC News, 22 Dec. 2024
In addition, Fiyero flirts with both men and women in the movie adaptation.
—Monica Sager, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
On a record that flirts with both no wave dissonance and SoundCloud rap production, Gordon has once again reshaped the rock landscape.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2024
The piece flirts with themes of nature—bacchanalian horns, rumbles of summer thunder, floral harp flourishes—but extends past the physical.
—The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2024
Simultaneously, her greener-than-green sous chef Lucia (Barbie Ferreira) — another hire by Andreas — flirts up a storm with their financer and starts testing her new boss’s rapidly diminishing patience.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2024
Yet this gender discrepancy doesn’t originate with individuals; in Yellowjackets, Misty flirts with psychopathy, while the sole teen boy, Travis (Kevin Alves), is among the gentlest, most sympathetic characters.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Flirts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flirts. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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