{i} charming tease, one who teases affectionately; fickle person, inconstant person; sudden movement, quick motion
To run and dart about; to act with giddiness, or from a desire to attract notice
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
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
To play the coquette; to play at courtship; to coquet; as, they flirt with the young men
If you flirt with 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. + flirtation flir·ta·tion the party's brief flirtation with economic liberalism. to behave towards someone in a way that shows that you are sexually attracted to them, although you do not really want a relationship with them flirt with. someone who flirts with people a terrible/dreadful etc flirt (=someone who flirts a lot)