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NICTITATE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nictitate mean?
• NICTITATE (verb)
The verb NICTITATE has 1 sense:
1. briefly shut the eyes
Familiarity information: NICTITATE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Briefly shut the eyes
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
blink; nictate; nictitate; wink
Context example:
The TV announcer never seems to blink
Hypernyms (to "nictitate" is one way to...):
act involuntarily; act reflexively (act in an uncontrolled manner)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "nictitate"):
palpebrate (wink or blink, especially repeatedly)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
nictitation (a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly)
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