flirt

FLIRT, verb transitive flurt. [This word evidently belongs to the root of Latin floreo, or ploro, signifying to throw, and coinciding with blurt.] 1. To throw with a jerk or sudden effort or exertion. The boys flirt water in each other's faces. He flirted a glove or a handkerchief. 2. To toss or throw; to move suddenly; as, to flirt a fan. FLIRT, verb intransitive 1. To jeer or gibe; to throw harsh or sarcastic words; to utter contemptuous language, with an air of disdain. 2. To run and dart about; to be moving hastily from place to place; to be unsteady or fluttering. The girls flirt about the room or the street. FLIRT, noun 1. A sudden jerk; a quick throw or cast; a darting motion. In unfurling the fan are several little flirts and vibrations. 2. A young girl who moves hastily or frequently from place to place; a pert girl. Several young flirts about town had a design to cast us out of the fashionable world. FLIRT, adjective Pert; wanton.