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flirt
Noun
  • A sudden jerk; a quick throw or cast; a darting motion
  • One who flirts
  • An act of flirting.
Verb
  • To throw (something) with a jerk or sudden movement; to fling. [from 16th c.] transitive
  • To jeer at; to mock. [16th-18th c.] intransitive
  • To dart about; to move with quick, jerky motions. [from 16th c.] intransitive
  • To blurt out. [from 17th c.] transitive
  • To play at courtship; to talk with teasing affection, to insinuate sexual attraction in a playful (especially conversational) way. [from 18th c.] intransitive
  • To experiment, or tentatively engage, with; to become involved in passing with. intransitive
Adjective
  • pert; wanton