coquet

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
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}]
    
from The 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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from 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.
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         You are coquetting a maid of honor.      --Swift.
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