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flirt

[flurt] / flɜrt /
NOUN
person who makes advances
Synonyms
STRONG
coquette cruiser heartbreaker operator philanderer player seducer siren swinger tease trifler vamp vixen wanton wolf
VERB
make advances toward someone
Synonyms
STRONGEST
tease
STRONG
banter coquet dally disport eyeball fool gam ogle philander pitch proposition
WEAK
bat eyes at come on to hit on lead on linger with make a move make a pass pick up wink at
Antonyms
WEAK
be faithful

Example Sentences

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Many of those companies would flirt with losing money if competition from AI materializes, and a few might ultimately file for bankruptcy.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

Tina feels friendly right now as stocks flirt with record highs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

It doesn’t flirt like a tomato or shimmer like a cherry on its stem.

From Salon • Aug. 12, 2025

There's hope at least that the Potters might flirt with the play-offs this time around.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2025

I decided that if the Object was going to ignore me and flirt with Rex, I would ignore her and flirt with Jerome.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.