Meaning Nictitate
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Nictitate


To wink. For example, nictitating spasm is spasm of the eyelid with continuous winking.
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Nictitate


"to wink," 1822, from Medieval Latin nictitatus, past participle of nictitare, frequentative of Latin nictare "wink, blink," related to nicere "to beckon," from PIE root [..]
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Nictitate


(v) briefly shut the eyes
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Nictitate


(transitive) to wink or blink
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