Polyglot Dictionary

pestanejar

/pestenˈʒaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
pestanejo
preterite (eu)
pestanejei
past participle
pestanejado

Meaning

  1. to blink

    • Nem pestanejou.

      He didn't even blink.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Intransitive

Similar words

piscar

piscar is more common and everyday, and also means "to wink"; pestanejar is more literary or formal, relating to eyelashes — both mean "to blink."

Similar in other languages

German

blinzeln

blinzeln is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to blink."

Spanish

parpadear

parpadear is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to blink."

Spanish

pestañear

pestañear is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to blink."

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