coquet

3 definitions found

coquet - 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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  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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coquet - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]