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bat one's eyes

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.01 in modern English

Syllables
bat one's eyes
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To signal or feign by fluttering one's eyelids, as romantic interest.

Inflected Forms

bats one's eyes (present, singular) batting one's eyes (participle, present) batted one's eyes (participle, past) batted one's eyes (past) bat one's eyelashes (alternative)

Phrases

bat an eyelid make eyes

Frequently Paired Words

bat an eyelid make eyes

Synonyms

make eyes

Questions

What does bat one's eyes mean?
To signal or feign by fluttering one's eyelids, as romantic interest.

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