NICTATE

blink, wink, nictitate, nictate

(verb) briefly shut the eyes; “The TV announcer never seems to blink”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

nictate (third-person singular simple present nictates, present participle nictating, simple past and past participle nictated)

To wink or blink; (of certain animals) to close the nictating membrane. [from 18th c.]

• entatic, tetanic

Source: Wiktionary

Nic"tate, v. i. Etym: [L. nictare, nictatum, from nicere to beckon.]

Definition: To wink; to nictitate.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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23 November 2024

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