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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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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ![]() |
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.
[1913 Webster]
You are coquetting a maid of honor. --Swift.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ![]() |
coquet
v : 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, coquette, romance, philander,
mash]
[also: coquetting, coquetted]
Source: WordNet (r) 2.0 | ![]() |
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.
You are coquetting a maid of honor. --Swift.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | ![]() |
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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | ![]() |
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