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NICTATE

Dictionary entry overview: What does nictate mean?

• NICTATE (verb)
The verb NICTATE has 1 sense:

1. briefly shut the eyes

Familiarity information: NICTATE used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• NICTATE (verb)

Sense 1

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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 "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)

bat; flutter (wink briefly)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

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