Synonyms:
flirt, flirting, flirtation, coquetry, dalliance, toying
Meaning: playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
Usage examples
You people eye one another.... Flirtation.
An absurd, mischievous, irrelevant flirtation.
Gone a little too far, perhaps, in flirtation, but another man in his place would have acted much worse; and no harm would come--no harm should come, for the next time he was alone with Hetty, he would explain to her that she must not think seriously of him or of what had passed.
The psychoanalysis recalled to M.O. that during the period of early flirtation he had often kissed and embraced various girls, but likewise he recalled having observed at the same time, with some surprise, that no definitely sexual desire arose, though the way was probably open to gratify it.