Meaning of batlike | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Having characteristics similar to those of a bat, usually used with reference to the flying mammal.
2. Similar to that of a bat.

Examples

“[…] they cling⟳, like⟳ creepers or women, to the nearest support⟳, to fly⟳ from that corroding ennui and listlessness, those tumults of the mind⟳, which flit batlike amid the golden-groined ceilings, and cannot be dispelled by the lictor guard.”

“He had told himself bitterly as he walked through the streets that she was a figure⟳ of the womanhood of her country, a batlike soul waking to the consciousness of itself in darkness and secrecy and loneliness.”

“There was a trap⟳ somewhere, I felt sure; and though I didn't know⟳ the term "hush-money," its meaning flittered, bat-like, about my mind⟳.”

“The most famous of these Los Caprichos is “The Sleep⟳ of Reason⟳ Produces Monsters” (plate 43), which has a sky full of batlike creatures.”

“His sketches show⟳ the details of batlike wings which were to spread⟳ out on the downward stroke and fold⟳ up with the upward stroke.”

“What was it? They could not tell⟳ themselves. They only knew that the black shadows at the top of the staircase had thickened, had coalesced, had taken a definite, batlike shape⟳.”

“The Oilbird is one of the few bird species to use⟳ batlike echolocation to help⟳ navigate⟳ the night and cave darkness.”

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