Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of flirt
nounflirting (plural flirtings)
plural flirtings
- A flirtation.
Drinking and gambling were flirtings with the devil, or giving over to him entirely. So was card-playing.
2011, William A. Owens, Tell Me a Story, Sing Me a Song: A Texas Chronicle, page 109
Synonyms & antonyms
nounplayful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
flirting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flirting
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“flirting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flirting. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flirting,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flirting.
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