as in flirting
to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun
a group of college students coquetting with each other at the beach
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Harper scored 27 points off the bench, flirting with the Spurs’ playoff record for most in a game by a 20-year-old.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Antonio Express-News,
25 Apr. 2026 -
The clip then flashes back to a scene from season 1 of Hunt for Love, in which Elise was heavily flirting with Rob.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Coquetting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coquetting. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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