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[syn: chat up, flirt, dally, butterfly, coquet, coquette, romance, philander, mash]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Coquet \Co*quet"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coquetted; p. pr. & vb.
n. Coquetting.]
To attempt to attract the notice, admiration, or love of; to
treat with a show of tenderness or regard, with a view to
deceive and disappoint.
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You are coquetting a maid of honor. --Swift.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Coquet \Co*quet"\, v. i.
To trifle in love; to stimulate affection or interest; to
play the coquette; to deal playfully instead of seriously; to
play (with); as, we have coquetted with political crime.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
coquet
v 1: talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The
guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My
husband never flirts with other women" [syn: chat up,
flirt, dally, butterfly, coquet, coquette,
romance, philander, mash]