Tra từ flirt - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

flirt [flirt flirts flirted flirting] verb, noun BrE [flɜːt] NAmE [flɜːrt]
verb intransitive ~ (with sb)
to behave towards sb as if you find them sexually attractive, without seriously wanting to have a relationship with them
•He flirts outrageously with his female clients.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
mid 16th cent.: apparently symbolic, the elements fl- and -irt both suggesting sudden movement; compare with ↑flick and ↑spurt. The original verb senses were ‘give someone a sharp blow’ and ‘sneer at’; the earliest noun senses were ‘joke, jibe’ and ‘flighty girl’ (defined by Dr Johnson as ‘a pert young hussey’), with a notion originally of cheeky behaviour, later of playfully amorous behaviour.

Thesaurus:
flirt verb I
•He flirts outrageously with his female clients.
informal come on to sb • • make a pass at sb • |BrE, informal chat sb up • |disapproving tease •
Flirt or chat sb up? Chat sb up only refers to sb's words; flirt also includes their behaviour. Usually sb who chats you up wants to have a relationship with you, but sb who flirts may not.

Example Bank:
•She flirted briefly with the idea of telling him the truth.
Derived: ↑flirt with something

noun usually singular
a person who ↑flirts with a lot of people
•She's a real flirt.

Word Origin:
mid 16th cent.: apparently symbolic, the elements fl- and -irt both suggesting sudden movement; compare with ↑flick and ↑spurt. The original verb senses were ‘give someone a sharp blow’ and ‘sneer at’; the earliest noun senses were ‘joke, jibe’ and ‘flighty girl’ (defined by Dr Johnson as ‘a pert young hussey’), with a notion originally of cheeky behaviour, later of playfully amorous behaviour.