Thesaurus results for FRIVOLING

frivoling

verb

variants or frivolling

present participle of frivol

as in flirting

to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun my friends warned me not to frivol with that guy, as he was likely to take me seriously

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flirting

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The victim also allegedly told a DOC lieutenant that Cruz would give her candy and that the two began flirting with each other in February 2025.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026
Elsewhere in the interview, Nader got candid about her flirting.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 10 Sep. 2026

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