coquet

co·quet

C0634000 (kō-kĕt′)intr.v. co·quet·ted, co·quet·ting, co·quets 1. To engage in coquetry; flirt.2. To trifle; dally.

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

coquet

(kəʊˈkɛt; kɒ-) vb (intr) , -quets, -quetting or -quetted1. to behave flirtatiously2. to dally or trifle[C17: from French: a gallant, literally: a little cock, from coq cock]

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]

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

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

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"flirt, chat up, coquette, mash, philander, romance, dally, butterflytalk, speak - exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"wanton - engage in amorous playvamp - act seductively with (someone)

coquet

verbTo make amorous advances without serious intentions:dally, flirt, toy, trifle.

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