Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

without batting an eye

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English

Syllables
with-out -bat-ting an -eye
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Showing no emotional reaction.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

without batting an eyelid (alternative) without batting an eyelash (alternative) without blinking an eye (alternative) without blinking an eyelid (alternative) without blinking an eyelash (alternative)

Questions

What does without batting an eye mean?
Showing no emotional reaction.

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