bat an eye in English

Forms: bats an eye [present, singular, third-person], batting an eye [participle, present], batted an eye [participle, past], batted an eye [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} bat an eye (third-person singular simple present bats an eye, present participle batting an eye, simple past and past participle batted an eye)

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"bat an eye" meaning in English

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