verb/paɾpadeˈaɾ/
to blink (light or eyes); to bat one's eyelids, to flutter the eyelids
“La vida en Buenos Aires, me consolé, debia de ser rápida, explosiva, sin tiempo para nada, sólo para respirar y parpadear.” — Last Evenings on Earth
Synonyms: pestañear, pispilear
Etymology tree Spanish párpado Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Latin -izō Latin -izāre Spanish -ear Spanish parpadear From párpado (“eyelid”) + -ear.