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co·quet

(kō-kĕt′)
intr.v. co·quet·ted, co·quet·ting, co·quets
1. To engage in coquetry; flirt.
2. To trifle; dally.

[French coqueter, from coquet, flirtatious man, diminutive of coq, cock, from Old French coc, from Late Latin coccus; see cock1.]
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coquet

(kəʊˈkɛt; kɒ-)
vb (intr) , -quets, -quetting or -quetted
1. to behave flirtatiously
2. to dally or trifle
[C17: from French: a gallant, literally: a little cock, from coq cock]
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co•quet

(koʊˈkɛt)

v. -quet•ted, -quet•ting,
adj., n. v.i.
1. to behave as a coquette; flirt.
adj.
2. coquettish.
n.
3. Obs. a male flirt.
[1685–95; < French; literally, cockerel =coq cock + -et -et]
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coquet


Past participle: coquetted
Gerund: coquetting

Imperative
coquet
coquet
Present
I coquet
you coquet
he/she/it coquets
we coquet
you coquet
they coquet
Preterite
I coquetted
you coquetted
he/she/it coquetted
we coquetted
you coquetted
they coquetted
Present Continuous
I am coquetting
you are coquetting
he/she/it is coquetting
we are coquetting
you are coquetting
they are coquetting
Present Perfect
I have coquetted
you have coquetted
he/she/it has coquetted
we have coquetted
you have coquetted
they have coquetted
Past Continuous
I was coquetting
you were coquetting
he/she/it was coquetting
we were coquetting
you were coquetting
they were coquetting
Past Perfect
I had coquetted
you had coquetted
he/she/it had coquetted
we had coquetted
you had coquetted
they had coquetted
Future
I will coquet
you will coquet
he/she/it will coquet
we will coquet
you will coquet
they will coquet
Future Perfect
I will have coquetted
you will have coquetted
he/she/it will have coquetted
we will have coquetted
you will have coquetted
they will have coquetted
Future Continuous
I will be coquetting
you will be coquetting
he/she/it will be coquetting
we will be coquetting
you will be coquetting
they will be coquetting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been coquetting
you have been coquetting
he/she/it has been coquetting
we have been coquetting
you have been coquetting
they have been coquetting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been coquetting
you will have been coquetting
he/she/it will have been coquetting
we will have been coquetting
you will have been coquetting
they will have been coquetting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been coquetting
you had been coquetting
he/she/it had been coquetting
we had been coquetting
you had been coquetting
they had been coquetting
Conditional
I would coquet
you would coquet
he/she/it would coquet
we would coquet
you would coquet
they would coquet
Past Conditional
I would have coquetted
you would have coquetted
he/she/it would have coquetted
we would have coquetted
you would have coquetted
they would have coquetted
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb 1. [画像:coquet - talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions]coquet - talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women"
talk, speak - exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"
wanton - engage in amorous play
vamp - act seductively with (someone)
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

coquet

verb
To make amorous advances without serious intentions:
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Madame coquetted with him in the most captivating and naive manner, with eyes, gestures, and a profusion of compliments, till the Colonel's old head felt thirty years younger on his padded shoulders.
"He means a quarrel," thought the minister; "and all because his mistress coquetted with me last night.

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