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coquetting

/ˈkɒk.ɛtˌɪŋ/

coquetting is the present participle and gerund of coquet.

Meaning of coquet

Verb

coquet (third-person singular simple present coquets, present participle coquetting, simple past and past participle coquetted)

To act as a flirt or coquet.
To waste time; to dally.
To attempt to attract the notice, admiration, or love of; to treat with a show of tenderness or regard, with a view to deceive and disappoint; to lead on.
- November 26, 1725, Jonathan Swift, letter to Alexander Pope
  You [are] coquetting a maid of honour.

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Noun

coquetting (plural coquettings)

coquetry
- Whilst all these visits and balls, coquettings, and separations, had been going on, the Dutch carpenters had been repairing the wreck[…]1833, Maria Edgeworth, Tales and Novels, volume 14, page 95

Forms of coquetting

plural	coquettings

Questions about coquetting

What does coquetting mean?: Coquetting means coquetry.
What is coquetting the present participle and gerund of?: Coquetting is the present participle and gerund of coquet.
What part of speech is coquetting?: Coquetting is a noun.
How do you pronounce coquetting?: Coquetting is pronounced /ˈkɒk.ɛtˌɪŋ/.
What is the plural of coquetting?: The plural of coquetting is coquettings.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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