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batted an eyelid

batted an eyelid is the simple past and past participle of bat an eyelid.

Meaning of bat an eyelid

Verb

bat an eyelid (third-person singular simple present bats an eyelid, present participle batting an eyelid, simple past and past participle batted an eyelid)

  1. (idiomatic) To react in any slight way; to respond; to care.
    • When laptop computers first came out they were something of a novelty. These days, nobody bats an eyelid.

Questions about batted an eyelid

What is batted an eyelid the simple past and past participle of?
Batted an eyelid is the simple past and past participle of bat an eyelid.

Words near batted an eyelid in the dictionary

  1. batteaux
  2. batted
  3. batted a thousand
  4. batted about
  5. batted an eye
  6. batted an eyelid
  7. batted around
  8. batted away
  9. batted deep
  10. batted five hundred
  11. batted for both sides

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