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pestañear

to blink

verb pehs-tah-nyeh-AHR Rare

Usage Note

Pestañear means to blink the eyes, and the derived noun is pestañeo. A very common idiom is sin pestañear ('without blinking'), used figuratively to mean 'without hesitation or flinching' — lo aceptó sin pestañear. It is a regular -ar verb with no stem changes.

Examples

"Estaba tan asustado que no podía pestañear."

Natural Translation

He was so scared he couldn't blink.

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