bat one's eyes

English

Alternative forms

• bat one's eyelashes

Pronunciation

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Verb

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.

   Synonym: make eyes

Translations

to flutter one's eyelashes, romantically

• French: faire les yeux doux (fr)
• Spanish: hacer ojitos

See also

• bat an eyelid
• make eyes