Meanings
verbbat one's eyes (third-person singular simple present bats one's eyes, present participle batting one's eyes, simple past and past participle batted one's eyes)
present singular third person bats one's eyes · participle present batting one's eyes · participle past batted one's eyes · past batted one's eyes · alternative bat one's eyelashes
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo signal or feign by fluttering one's eyelids, as romantic interest.
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Translations
French faire les yeux doux
- faire les yeux douxto flutter one's eyelashes, romantically
Polish trzepotać rzęsami
- trzepotać rzęsamito flutter one's eyelashes, romantically
Spanish hacer ojitos, pestañear
- hacer ojitosto flutter one's eyelashes, romantically
- pestañearto flutter one's eyelashes, romantically
- hacer la pelotillato flutter one's eyelashes, romantically
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