cligner

to squint

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kli.ɲe/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: clignier

In summary

Inherited from Old French clignier, clingnier, itself probably from a Vulgar Latin *clūdiniare < *clūdināre, a derivative of clūdō, clūdere, variant of claudō (“close, shut”) (cf. French clore); it may have been phonetically influenced (transition of -ui- to -i-) in early French by descendants of clināre (cf. Old French cliner), or more likely guigner.

Concepts

blink

wink

😉

squint

twinkle

Synonyms

clignoter

cligner des yeux

😉

cligner de l’oeil

Translations

blinzeln

parpellejar

pestanejar

zwinkern

parpadear

battere le palpebre

knipperen

sbattere le palpebre

göz kırpmak

yarı kapamak

blinken

strizzare

nictāre

aniɣo’klino ta ’matia

battere