Dictionary Entry
flirt
flirt is a 5-letter English word with 12 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, adjective, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 9 · 12 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
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.
- 2transitive verb
To toss or throw about; to move playfully to and fro; as, to flirt a fan.
- 3transitive verb
To jeer at; to treat with contempt; to mock.
- 4intransitive verb
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.
- 5intransitive verb
To utter contemptuous language, with an air of disdain; to jeer or gibe.
- 6noun
A sudden jerk; a quick throw or cast; a darting motion; hence, a jeer.
- 7transitive verb
One who flirts; esp., a woman who acts with giddiness, or plays at courtship; a coquette; a pert girl.
- 8adjective
Pert; wanton.
- 9noun
playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
- 10noun
a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
- 11verb
talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
"The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"
"My husband never flirts with other women"
- 12verb
behave carelessly or indifferently
"Play about with a young girl's affection"
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