Spanish Word of the Day: titilar

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Sam Wilson

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Jul 14, 2020, 6:59:57 AM7/14/20

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titilar 📢 - to twinkle or tremble slightly

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titilar

INTRANSITIVE VERB

[luz, estrella] to twinkle

[párpado] to flutter ⧫ tremble

Verb conjugations for titilar

Presentyo titilotú titilasUd./él/ella titilanosotros, -as titilamosvosotros, -as titiláisUds./ellos/ellas titilanFutureyo titilarétú titilarásUd./él/ella titilaránosotros, -as titilaremosvosotros, -as titilaréisUds./ellos/ellas titilaránPreteriteyo titilétú titilasteUd./él/ella titilónosotros, -as titilamosvosotros, -as titilasteisUds./ellos/ellas titilaronImperfectyo titilabatú titilabasUd./él/ella titilabanosotros, -as titilábamosvosotros, -as titilabaisUds./ellos/ellas titilaban

Se quedaron mirando titilar las estrellas en el inmenso cielo.
They stared at the stars twinkling in the vast sky.
Me titilan los párpados cuando estoy nervioso.
My eyelids flicker when I'm nervous.

A similar word I've heard more in Costa Rica is "parpadear" - to blink, flicker or twinkle...