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US
/ˈkɔɹtɪŋ/
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[ UK /kˈɔːtɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /kˈɔːtɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
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a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
its was a brief and intense courtship
How To Use courting In A Sentence
- He shouldn't be courting her let alone possibly wanting to marry her.
- More an Irish sprite than anything, Mairead leapt, twirled, and 'arabesqued' her way across the stage courting us through her violin. Dr. Cara Barker: The Beauty of Giving Your Whole Heart
- Get to know your senior pastor: take some cues from courting. Christianity Today
- It's rejected the Pacific Islands Forum but some of the countries its courting such as Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea, even Papua New Guinea, could all bring something to the table here and I don't think we have really trialed that, Jones stated. Australia Urged to Rethink Fiji Ties
- Both have in the past been accused of courting publicity. Times, Sunday Times
- The Germans were, therefore, engaged actively in courting favour with that Movement all over the world. Matthew Yglesias » Israel Politics Circa 1947
- That said, his maverick tendencies are becoming almost a trademark of the man, and I'd wager a punt or two that he'll be courting controversy again before we next go to the polls.
- Drawn primarily from the Metropolitan's collections, the exhibition features more than fifty instruments from small personal types such as panpipes and courting whistles to larger forms played at performances heard by the entire community, such as the exquisitely carved temple drums of the Austral Islands or the imposing sacred slit gongs of New Guinea. NYC.com's Exclusive New York City Event Calendar : Art
- So what is the point of courting such unpopularity over tax credits for so little saving? Times, Sunday Times
- He has been courting the director, hoping to get the leading role in the play.