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Nictitate – definitions in English dictionary

verb

Blink.

Usage examples:

The lid of her left eye began to nictate

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Nictitate: translate from English into Chinese

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瞬发, 贬眼睛

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Twinkelen, Knipperen, Flikkeren

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Nictiter

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Nicken

Nictitate: translate from English into Hindi

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झपकना, पलक भांजना, पलक मारना, आंखों को झपकना, टिमटिमाना, झिलमिलाना

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Ammiccare, Battere le palpebre

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질산염, 눈을 깜박거리다

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Мигать, Моргать

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Parpadear

Word origin

late 17th century: from Latin nictat- ‘blinked’, from the verb nictare ‘to blink’. The variant nictitate is from the medieval Latin frequentative of nictare .

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Nictitate – similar words

nictitating

verb

Blink.

Usage examples:

The lid of her left eye began to nictate
noun

A thin piece of skin that covers or connects parts of a person's or ...

Nictitating - all meanings in English

nictitates

verb

Blink.

Usage examples:

The lid of her left eye began to nictate
Nictitates - all meanings in English

nictitated

verb

Blink.

Usage examples:

The lid of her left eye began to nictate
Nictitated - all meanings in English

nictitant

adjective

Adapted for winking or blinking; nictitating. also (occasionally): giving the appearance of winking or blinking.

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