COQUET (coquetted, coquetting)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: coquetted    , coquetting   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does coquet mean? 

• COQUET (verb)
  The verb COQUET has 1 sense:

1. talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions

  Familiarity information: COQUET used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COQUET (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

butterfly; chat up; coquet; coquette; dally; flirt; mash; philander; romance

Context example:

My husband never flirts with other women

Hypernyms (to "coquet" is one way to...):

speak; talk (exchange thoughts; talk with)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "coquet"):

wanton (engage in amorous play)

vamp (act seductively with (someone))

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

coquetry (playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest)