courting
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4.6
- noun
- /ˈkɔrtɪŋ/
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cortejo
- Music penetrated the fluid and my wandering soul; a piercing sweetness from our Dakota courting flute.
- courting ritual
But there's a great quote that says texting isn't courting.
- But there's a great quote that says texting isn't courting.
- Attraction is something so significant in the courting.
- But I think when a man looks at this as embracing his masculine role in the courting.
- Be playful, go with the flow, have fun, be spontaneous with the man, even invent some spontaneity in this dating courting.
Examples
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We're just doing a little courting, that's all.
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The girls easily saw through those 'disguises' and the courting never ended in marriage.
Academic text (1995) -
I kind of enjoyed the courting time.
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Your courting days are over.
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Courting can be pretty expensive these days.
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The American youth expected marriage to follow after a period of serious courting that more and more frequently included sexual intimacy.
Academic text (1994) -
The courting period.
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The most dramatic custom of their beauty cult is the Gerewol courting ritual.
Academic text (2006) -
During their courting, they went on romantic dinners and shared long walks in the park.
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He was nervous about asking her out, but he wanted to start courting her properly.
Synonyms
357
1.6
Spending time with someone in a romantic way to see if you want a relationship
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3.6
Trying to get someone's romantic attention, often before marriage
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6.4
Trying to win someone's love, often to marry them
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5.5
To try to make someone love you, often to marry them
Antonyms
How Romantic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Courting comes from court, which was originally the place where rulers or rich people met guests and decided who had their 'favor'. So to 'court' someone was to try to win that favor, and courting now means trying to win a person's love, often with marriage in mind.