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English Dictionary: Flirting by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
flirting
n
  1. playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest [syn: flirt, flirting, flirtation, coquetry, dalliance, toying]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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.
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