Polyglot Dictionary

escabullir

/eskaβuˈʝiɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
escabullo
preterite (yo)
escabullí
past participle
escabullido

Meaning

  1. to slip away

    • Se escabulló entre la gente.

      He slipped away through the crowd.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

escapulir

escapulir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to slip away."

Portuguese

esgueirar

esgueirar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to slip away."

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