To make caressing or fondling movements with the wing; hence, to act in a fondling or coaxing manner; to dally, hanker, look longingly (after).

To act or speak sportively, make sport, amuse oneself; to toy, sport, play with, esp. in the way of amorous caresses; to flirt, wanton.

intransitive. To behave playfully; to dally, flirt (with). Also: to have dealings with; to meddle.

figurative and in figurative contexts. intransitive. To make a foray at or towards something; to reconnoitre, scout, be on the lookout. Obsolete.

to dally away: to consume or spend (time) in dalliance or by dallying.

transitive. To behave ingratiatingly or courteously towards; to make a fuss of, pamper. Also (intransitive): to flirt, behave provocatively. Obsolete.

intransitive. To act like a coquette or coquet; to flirt playfully and insincerely with a person. Also figurative. Now somewhat dated.

intransitive. To play the gallant, flirt, dally with. Also to gallant it.

intransitive. Esp. of a man: to flirt; to engage in casual sexual or romantic encounters. Also in extended use.

To play at courtship; to practise coquetry; to make love without serious intentions. Often, to flirt with (a person); also in indirect passive.

To dally, flirt.

intransitive. To gad about in a showy fashion, esp. with persons of the other sex. Also merely = flirt, v.

intransitive. To avoid an exclusive commitment to one romantic partner; to dally, to flirt. Obsolete.

intransitive. To behave seductively; to act as a vamp, to be a vamp. rare.

intransitive. To engage in a romantic affair (with a person), to court; to flirt.

intransitive. Chiefly U.S. To behave in a playful, silly, or joking way; (also) to flirt.

intransitive. To flirt; to show off, esp. (in later use) by flaunting one's wealth, possessions, etc. Cf. flossy, adj.

slang. intransitive. British. (a) to cop on (toor with) (now rare): to (seek to) associate with, as a companion. (b) to cop off (with): to…

To philander; to ‘sleep around’.