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pestañear

  • [pest̪aɲeˈaɾ]

Rhymes with aɾ

Where it comes from

De pestaña y el sufijo -ear

verb haber pestañeado · pestañeando · habiendo pestañeado · pestañeado · pestañeo · pestañeas

  1. Cerrar y abrir los ojos rápidamente.
  2. Echar una siesta breve.
  3. Argentina Distraerse.

In English

  • twink twinkle, sparkle
  • blink to close and reopen both eyes quickly
  • bat one's eyes to flutter one's eyelashes, romantically

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MLA

"pestañear." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/pesta%C3%B1ear. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

pestañear. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/pesta%C3%B1ear

Chicago

"pestañear." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/pesta%C3%B1ear.

BibTeX
@misc{pestan_ear_2026,
  title = {pestañear},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/pesta%C3%B1ear},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}