Flirt FLIRT, v.t. flurt. [This word evidently belongs to the root of
L. floreo, or ploro, signifying to throw, and coinciding with blurt.]
1. To throw with a jerk or sudden effort or exertion. The boys flirt water
in each other's faces. He flirted a glove or a handkerchief. 2. To
toss or throw; to move suddenly; as, to flirt a fan. FLIRT,
v.i. 1. To jeer or gibe; to throw harsh or sarcastic words; to
utter contemptuous language, with an air of disdain. 2. To run and
dart about; to be moving hastily from place to place; to be unsteady
or fluttering. The girls flirt about the room or the street. FLIRT, n. 1. A sudden jerk; a quick throw or cast; a
darting motion. In unfurling the fan are several little flirts and
vibrations. 2. A young girl who moves hastily or frequently from place
to place; a pert girl. Several young flirts about town had a design to
cast us out of the fashionable world. FLIRT, a. Pert; wanton.
flirt I. verbEtymology: origin unknown Date: 1580 intransitive
verb1. to move erratically ;flit2.a. to behave amorously without serious intent b. to show
superficial or casual interest or liking <flirted with the
idea>; alsoexperiment <a novelist flirting
with poetry>
3. to come close to reaching or experiencing something — used
with with <flirting with disaster> <the
temperature flirted with 100°> transitive verb1.flick2. to move in a jerky manner
Synonyms:seetrifle • flirtationnoun
• flirternoun • flirtyadjectiveII. nounDate: circa 1590 1. an act or instance
of flirting 2. a person who flirts
flirt v. & n. --v. 1 intr. (usu. foll. by with) behave in a frivolously amorous or sexually enticing manner. 2 intr. (usu. foll. by with) a superficially interest oneself (with an idea
etc.). b trifle (with danger etc.) (flirted with disgrace). 3 tr. wave or move (a fan, a bird's tail, etc.) briskly. 4 intr. & tr. move or cause to move with a jerk. --n. 1 a person who
indulges in flirting. 2 a quick movement; a sudden jerk. Derivatives: flirtation n. flirtatious adj. flirtatiously adv. flirtatiousness n. flirty adj. (flirtier,
flirtiest). Etymology: imit.
flirt
(flirts, flirting, flirted)
1. If you flirtwith someone, you behave as if you are sexually attracted to them,
in a playful or not very serious way.
Dad's flirting with all the ladies, or they're all flirting with him, as usual...He flirts outrageously.V-RECIP: V with n, V (non-recip)
• flirtation (flirtations)...a professor who has a flirtation with a student...She was aware of his attempts at flirtation.N-VAR: oft N with n
2. Someone who is a flirt likes to flirt a lot.
N-COUNT
3. If you flirtwith the idea of something, you consider it but do not do anything
about it.
Di Pietro, 45, has been flirting with the idea of a political career.VERB: V with n
• flirtation...the party's brief flirtation with economic liberalism.N-VAR
flirt
flə:t v. & n. --v. 1 intr. (usu. foll. by with) behave in a
frivolously amorous or sexually enticing manner. 2 intr. (usu. foll. by
with) a superficially interest oneself (with an idea etc.). b trifle
(with danger etc.) (flirted with disgrace). 3 tr. wave or move (a fan, a
bird's tail, etc.) briskly. 4 intr. & tr. move or cause to move with a
jerk. --n. 1 a person who indulges in flirting. 2 a quick movement; a sudden
jerk. øøflirtation n. flirtatious adj. flirtatiously adv. flirtatiousness
n. flirty adj. (flirtier, flirtiest). [imit.]
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Flirt \Flirt\, v. i.
1. To run and dart about; to act with giddiness, or from a
desire to attract notice; especially, to play the
coquette; to play at courtship; to coquet; as, they flirt
with the young men.
2. To utter contemptuous language, with an air of disdain; to
jeer or gibe. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
Flirt \Flirt\, n.
1. A sudden jerk; a quick throw or cast; a darting motion;
hence, a jeer.
Several little flirts and vibrations. --Addison.
With many a flirt and flutter. --E. A. Poe.
2. [Cf. LG. flirtje, G. flirtchen. See Flirt, v. t.] One
who flirts; esp., a woman who acts with giddiness, or
plays at courtship; a coquette; a pert girl.
Several young flirts about town had a design to cast
us out of the fashionable world. --Addison.
Flirt \Flirt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flirted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Flirting.] [Cf. AS. fleard trifle, folly, fleardian to
trifle.]
1. To throw with a jerk or quick effort; to fling suddenly;
as, they flirt water in each other's faces; he flirted a
glove, or a handkerchief.
2. To toss or throw about; to move playfully to and fro; as,
to flirt a fan.
3. To jeer at; to treat with contempt; to mock. [Obs.]
I am ashamed; I am scorned; I am flirted. --Beau. &
Fl.
flirt
I. v. a.1. Throw (with a jerk), toss, fling, pitch, hurl, chuck, shy.
2. Twirl, flutter, whirl, whisk.
II. v. n.
Coquet, philander, make love, make a show of love, affect to be in love, play at courtship.
III. n.1. Coquette, jilt.
2. Jerk, sudden fling.
flirt
flə:t v.
1 coquette, play or act the coquette, tease, tantalize, toy, lead on, dally, philander,
Colloq Brit chat up; Slang US come on to: Amanda enjoys flirting with the boys.
2 flirt with. trifle or toy or play or tinker with, contemplate, consider, entertain,
give a thought to, think about or of, Colloq Brit try on: Many teenagers flirt with the idea
of leaving home. --n.
3 coquette, tease, vamp, hussy, playgirl, minx; philanderer, playboy, Slang lady-killer,
Old-fashioned wolf, sheik, masher, lounge lizard, Taboo slang cock-teaser, prick-teaser: They
are both such flirts, I can't tell if their advances are genuine.
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