Meaning
to wring, squeeze, wink
- To squeeze or wring out tightly to extract liquid.
- To squint or squeeze one's eyes; used with 'l'occhio' to mean to wink.
In a sentence
Devi strizzare bene la spugna prima di pulire il tavolo.
You need to wring out the sponge well before wiping the table.
Lui mi ha strizzato l'occhio per farmi capire lo scherzo.
He winked at me to let me in on the joke.
Ha strizzato gli occhi per mettere a fuoco la scritta lontana.
She squinted her eyes to focus on the distant sign.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| strizzare | infinitive |
| strizzo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| strizzi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| strizza | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| strizziamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| strizzate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| strizzano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| strizzavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| strizzavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| strizzava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| strizzavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| strizzavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| strizzavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| strizzai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| strizzasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| strizzò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| strizzammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| strizzaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| strizzarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| strizzerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| strizzerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| strizzerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| strizzeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| strizzerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| strizzeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| strizzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| strizzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| strizzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| strizziamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| strizziate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| strizzino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| strizzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| strizzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| strizzasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| strizzassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| strizzaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| strizzassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| strizzerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| strizzeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| strizzerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| strizzeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| strizzereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| strizzerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| strizza | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| strizziamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| strizzate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| strizzando | gerund |
| strizzato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- 'Strizzare l'occhio a' can also metaphorically mean to pander to or court someone/something.