coquetted

Variant of coquet

intransitive verb coquetted, coquetting

  1. to behave as a coquette; flirt
  2. to trifle or dally (with an idea, offer, etc.)

Origin: Fr coqueter, to flirt, lit., to strut like a rooster < coquet, dim. of coq, a rooster: see cock

adjective

coquettish
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