flirter — meaning in English

English meaning

• dally verb To waste time or delay unnecessarily.
• flirt verb To behave in a playful, teasing way toward someone to show romantic or sexual interest.
• gallivant verb To roam about for pleasure without any definite plan.

Senses

flirter is used for these senses in English:

• dally (ambitransitive) To caress, especially of a sexual nature; to fondle or pet
• flirt (intransitive) To play at courtship; to talk with teasing affection, to insinuate sexual attraction in a playful (especially conversational) way. [from 18th c.]
• gallivant (intransitive, obsolete) To flirt, to romance.

dally — full definition

1. verb To waste time or delay unnecessarily.
2. verb To flirt or engage in a casual romance.

flirt — full definition

1. verb To behave in a playful, teasing way toward someone to show romantic or sexual interest.
2. verb To show a passing, casual interest in an idea or activity, without full commitment.
3. noun A person who flirts often.

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