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- [flurt]
- /flɜrt/
- /flɜːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [flurt]
- /flɜrt/
Definitions of flirt word
- verb without object flirt to court triflingly or act amorously without serious intentions; play at love; coquet. 1
- verb without object flirt to trifle or toy, as with an idea: She flirted with the notion of buying a sports car. 1
- verb without object flirt to move with a jerk or jerks; dart about: butterflies flirting from flower to flower. 1
- verb with object flirt to give a sudden or brisk motion to; wave smartly, as a fan. 1
- verb with object flirt to throw or propel with a toss or jerk; fling suddenly. 1
- noun flirt Also, flirter. a person who is given to flirting. 1
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Origin of flirt
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
1540-50; expressive word; compare similar initial cluster in flap, flick1, flip1, and final elements of squirt, spurt, etc.
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Flirt
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
flirt popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
flirt usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for flirt
noun flirt
- vixen — a female fox.
- siren — Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- wanton — done, shown, used, etc., maliciously or unjustifiably: a wanton attack; wanton cruelty.
- tease — to irritate or provoke with persistent petty distractions, trifling raillery, or other annoyance, often in sport.
- philanderer — (of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.
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