coquetting

Variant of coquet

coquet definition

co·quet (kō ket′)

intransitive verb coquetted -·quet′·ted, coquetting -·quet′·ting

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

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

adjective

coquettish

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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