Coying

/ˈkɔɪɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Acting in a coy manner or pretending to be shy and reserved.

Etymology

Present participle of 'coy', formed by adding '-ing' to the verb form of coy. The root comes from Old French 'coi', meaning quiet or still.

Kelly Says

While 'coy' sounds innocent and cute, it's actually a strategic behavior—people are 'coying up' when they're deliberately creating an impression of shyness to seem more intriguing or appealing.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንደ ፍቅር ይመስላል
en-de fik-er yi-mes-la-l
ARالعربية
التودد
al-tu-dd
BNবাংলা
প্রেমিকা/প্রেমিকের সাথে খেলা
pre-mi-ka/pre-mi-ker sa-the khe-la
CACatalà
flirtar
flir-tar
CSČeština
flert
flert
DADansk
flirt
flirt
DEDeutsch
zart flirten
tsart flirt-en
ELΕλληνικά
φlirτάω
flir-ta-o
ESEspañol
ser coqueta/coquetón
ser koh-keh-ta/koh-keh-ton
FAفارسی
دو دل بازی
doo del ba-zi
FISuomi
flirtailla
flir-tai-lla
FRFrançais
faire des avances
faire duh avan-s
GUGU
મનપસંદ કરવું
man-pasand kar-vu
HAHA
yiyaye
yi-ya-ye
HEעברית
להתאהב
le-ha-a-hev
HIहिन्दी
मज़ाक करना
ma-za-ak kar-na
HUMagyar
flirtel
flir-tel
IDBahasa Indonesia
bercanda
ber-can-da
IGIG
kpo-kpo
kpo-kpo
ITItaliano
fare il flirto
fare il flir-to
JA日本語
控えめな態度をとる
te-kime na taido o toru
KKKK
сүйіну
soo-ee-nu
KMKM
ប្រាប់
pra-ap
KO한국어
애교를 부리다
ae-gyo-reul bu-ri-da
MRMR
मजाक करणे
ma-ja-ak kar-na-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
bercanda
ber-can-da
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်တို့က လူတိုင်းကို ချစ်ပါတယ်
kyun-taw-toi-k lu-toi-ko chyit-pa-tel
NLNederlands
flirten
flir-ten
NONorsk
flirte
flir-te
PAPA
ਮੁਸਕਰਾਉਣਾ
mus-kar-au-na
PLPolski
flirtować
flir-to-vat
PTPortuguês
ser coquet/coqueta
ser koh-keh/koh-keh-ta
RORomână
a flirta
a flir-ta
RUРусский
флиртовать
flir-to-vat
SVSvenska
flirta
flir-ta
SWKiswahili
kucheza
koo-che-za
TAதமிழ்
அன்பை காட்ட
an-bai ka-tta
TEతెలుగు
ప్రేమను చూపించండి
pre-ma-nu choo-pin-chan-di
THไทย
แกล้ง
glang
TLTL
mag-a-ganda
mag-a-gan-da
TRTürkçe
flirtlemek
flir-tle-mek
UKУкраїнська
флиртувати
flir-to-vaty
URاردو
مَزَاح
ma-za-ah
VITiếng Việt
h flirting
h flirting
YOYO
jẹ́kọ́
je-ko
ZH中文
调情
tiao-qing
ZUZU
ukuthanda
koo-than-da

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