Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bat an eyelash

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables
bat an eye-lash
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Inflected Forms

bats an eyelash (present, singular) batting an eyelash (participle, present) batted an eyelash (participle, past) batted an eyelash (past)

Synonyms

Questions

What does bat an eyelash mean?
Synonym of bat an eyelid.

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