Meanings
verbevil-eye (third-person singular simple present evil-eyes, present participle evil-eyeing or (rare) evil-eying, simple past and past participle evil-eyed)
present singular third person evil-eyes · participle present evil-eyeing · participle present rare evil-eying · participle past evil-eyed · past evil-eyed
Origin
Denominal verb of evil eye.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Polish rzucać złe spojrzenie, rzucić złe spojrzenie
- rzucać złe spojrzenieto cast an evil eye upon
- rzucić złe spojrzenieto cast an evil eye upon
Portuguese enguiçar, quebrantar
- enguiçarto cast an evil eye upon
- quebrantarto cast an evil eye upon
Spanish aojar
- aojarto cast an evil eye upon
Tamil கண்வை
- கண்வை (kaṇvai)to cast an evil eye upon
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APA
evil-eye. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evil-eye
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“evil-eye.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evil-eye. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “evil-eye,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evil-eye.
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