# die Wimper

die Wimper is a German noun meaning “eyelash”. Forms: der Wimper, die Wimpern.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Wimper
- Plural: die Wimpern

## In other languages

- Русский: ресница
- Українська: вія

## Meanings

1. eyelash
2. cilium (lash-like appendage of single-celled organisms; e.g. for movement)

## Examples

- Maria hat lange Wimpern. — Mary has long eyelashes.
- Sie hat nicht mit der Wimper gezuckt. — She didn't bat an eyelid.
- Ist das da eine Wimper in meiner Suppe? — Is that an eyelash in my soup?
- Maria schlug unschuldig mit den Wimpern. — Mary batted her eyelashes innocently.
- Kobayashi hat dichte Augenbrauen, große Augen und lange Wimpern. — Kobayashi's eyebrows are thick, his eyes are big, and his eyelashes are long.

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