Definition of nictate Nictate
nic•tate
We found 5 definitions of nictate from 5 different sources.
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What does nictate mean?
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| nictate - briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink" | ||
| blink, wink, nictitate | ||
| act involuntarily, act reflexively act in an uncontrolled manner | ||
| palpebrate wink or blink, especially repeatedly | ||
| bat, flutter wink briefly; "bat one's eyelids" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- nictate (v. i.)
To wink; to nictitate.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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nictate
nik′tāt, v.i. to wink—also Nic′titate.—ns. Nic′tātion, Nictitā′tion.—Nictitating membrane, a thin movable membrane covering the eyes of birds. [L. nictāre, -ātum.]
Part of speech
🔤- nictate, verb, present, 1st person singular of nictate (infinitive).
- nictate, verb (infinitive).
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