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Similar words: eyeline · eyelet · myelin · eyeliner · annelid · eyelash · -eyed · Gaelic · belie · elide
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eyelid

noun ANATcaipín súile  c m umogall súile  c m u
phrases

to not bat an eyelid

(also

to not blink an eyelid

, to not flicker an eyelid

) he didn't bat an eyelid níor lig sé faic air féin, níor lig sé dada air féin

Phrases and Examples in other entries

  • bat »
    to not bat an eye (also to not bat an eyelid) informal gan a dhath a ligean ort féin, gan dada a ligean ort féin, gan faic a ligean ort féin
  • bat »
    without batting an eye (also without batting an eyelid) gan a dhath a ligean ort féinshe did it without batting an eyelid rinne sí é agus súil níor chaoch sí
  • bat »
    she did it without batting an eyelid rinne sí é agus súil níor chaoch sí
  • droop »
    her eyelids drooped bhí a súile ag druidim ar a chéile le tuirse
  • flicker »
    a flicker of the eyelids faiteadh na súl
  • flickering »
    he reported flickering eyelids dúirt sé go raibh caipíní a shúl ag preabarnach
  • flutter »
    his eyelids were fluttering bhí caipíní a shúl ag corraí, bhí caipíní a shúl ag caochaíl
  • hooded »
    he watched them from under hooded eyelids bhí sé á bhfaire faoina mhalaí troma
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