Polyglot Dictionary

pestañear

/pestaɲeˈaɾ/

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)
pestañeo
preterite (yo)
pestañeé
past participle
pestañeado

Meaning

  1. to blink

    • Ni pestañeó.

      He didn't even blink.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Intransitive

Similar words

parpadear

parpadear and pestañear are close synonyms for "to blink," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

pestanejar

pestanejar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to blink."

Portuguese

piscar

piscar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to blink."

Practice

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