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Pronunciation : Flirt
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. AS. fleard trifle, folly, fleardian to trifle.]
Definition : 1. 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.

2. To toss or throw about; to move playfully to and fro; as, to flirt a fan.

3. To jeer at; to treat with contempt; to mock. [Obs.] I am ashamed; I am scorned; I am flirted. Beau. & Fl.

t. [imp. & p. p. Flirted; p. pr. & vb. n. Flirting.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Flirt
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. 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.

2. To utter contemptious language, with an air of disdain; to jeer or gibe. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Flirt
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. A sudden jerk; a quick throw or cast; a darting motion; hence, a jeer. Several little flirts and vibrations. Addison. With many a flirt and flutter. E. A. Poe.

2. Etym: [Cf. LG. flirtje, G. flirtchen. See Flirt, v. t.]

Defn: One who flirts; esp., a woman who acts with giddiness, or plays at courtship; a coquette; a pert girl. Several young flirts about town had a design to cast us out of the fashionable world. Addison.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Flirt
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Pert; wanton. [Obs.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913