coquet[verb]Synonyms: trifle, dally, flirt, fool, lead on, string along, toy, wanton
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
coquet verb.
[kɒ'kɛt] Also
coquette.
L17.[French coqueter, formed as COQUET noun & adjective.]1. verb intrans. & trans. with
it. Of a woman, or (formerly) a man: flirt (
with).
L17.2. verb trans. Flirt with. Only in
18.3. verb intrans. Dally, trifle, or toy (
with a matter etc.).
L18.■ W. E. H. Lecky Lady Townshend..coquetted with Methodism as with Popery. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲