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Nictitating

//ˈnɪktɪteɪtɪŋ// adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    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
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of nictitate form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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