nictitating

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Pronunciation

/ˈnɪktɪteɪtɪŋ/

Definition of nictitating

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

winking, blinking

“But she gave me only a dry look. A blink crossed the table. It even seemed to come from the bottom of her eye upward, like a nictitating membrane.”

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adj

winking, blinking

“But she gave me only a dry look. A blink crossed the table. It even seemed to come from the bottom of her eye upward, like a nictitating membrane.”

verb

(form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of nictitate

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From the past participle stem of Latin nictitō, frequentative form of nictō (“to wink”) (see English nictate).

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