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NICTATE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they nictate ... he / she / it nictates
Past simple: nictated
Past participle: nictated
-ing form: nictating
Sense 1
Meaning:
Briefly shut the eyes
Example:
The TV announcer never seems to blink
Synonyms:
blink; nictate; nictitate; wink
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "nictate" is one way to...):
act involuntarily; act reflexively (act in an uncontrolled manner)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "nictate"):
palpebrate (wink or blink, especially repeatedly)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
nictation (a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly)
