"bat one's eyes" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-bat one's eyes.ogg Forms: bats one's eyes [present, singular, third-person], batting one's eyes [participle, present], batted one's eyes [participle, past], batted one's eyes [past], bat one's eyelashes [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=bat one's eyes}} bat 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)
  1. (idiomatic) To signal or feign by fluttering one's eyelids, as romantic interest. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: make eyes Related terms: bat an eyelid, make eyes Translations (to flutter one's eyelashes, romantically): faire les yeux doux (French), hacer ojitos (Spanish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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