戯れる — meaning in English

English meaning

• flirt verb To behave in a playful, teasing way toward someone to show romantic or sexual interest.
• neck noun The part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders and trunk.

Senses

戯れる is used for these senses in English:

• flirt (intransitive) To play at courtship; to talk with teasing affection, to insinuate sexual attraction in a playful (especially conversational) way. [from 18th c.]
• hit on (transitive, slang) To flirt with; to approach and speak to (someone), seeking romance, love, sex, etc.
• neck (transitive, slang) To hang by the neck; strangle; kill, eliminate.
• neck (transitive, slang) To drink or swallow rapidly.

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.

neck — full definition

1. noun The part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders and trunk.
2. noun The narrow part of a bottle, near the opening.
3. noun The long, narrow part of a stringed instrument that holds the fingerboard.
4. noun A narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas.
5. verb Informal: to kiss and cuddle passionately.

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