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Flirt   /flərt/   Listen
verb
Flirt  v. t.  (past & past part. flirted; pres. part. flirting)  
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."


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.)


noun
Flirt  n.  
1.
A sudden jerk; a quick throw or cast; a darting motion; hence, a jeer. "Several little flirts and vibrations." "With many a flirt and flutter."
2.
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."


adjective
Flirt  adj.  Pert; wanton. (Obs.)





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"Flirt" Quotes from Famous Books



... young woman to dream of making pies, denotes that she will flirt with men for pastime. She should ...
— 10,000 Dreams Interpreted • Gustavus Hindman Miller
... off 'n the brush t' find some nuts. There was only pines an' poppies an' white birch an' a few berry bushes on the island. They went t' the water's edge on every side, but there was nuthin there a squirrel ud give a flirt uv his tail fer. 'Twas near dark when they come back t' the cage hungry as tew bears. They found a few crumbs o' bread in the cup an' divided 'em even. Then they went t' bed 'n ...
— Eben Holden - A Tale of the North Country • Irving Bacheller
... therefore, to the heart of Nature. They cut their names all over her shrine, which is, I have no doubt, a welcome attention; but they do not look at her any more than they can help, for they stay where the beer is, and they are very warm, and flirt.' ...
— 'That Very Mab' • May Kendall and Andrew Lang
... and lately Marie comes often to the market by herself, and is able to flirt to her heart's content, unchecked by her mother's presence. She is so bright, so arch, so ready with a sparkling answer, that it is no wonder her stall is always thronged and that her fruit and ...
— Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873 • Various
... lapping crame," the girl says with a little affected brogue and a smile that shows all her dimples. "It would never do if we were all marble goddesses, you know. Life would be mighty dull if one couldn't flirt a trifle." ...
— Only an Irish Girl • Mrs. Hungerford


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