Nictitation
//nɪktɪˈteɪʃən// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Winking, blinking countable, uncountable
"I saw a couple, later identified for me as Mr Colt, a local lawyer, and his wife, whose blundering Cadillac half entered my driveway before retreating in a flurry of luminous nictitation."
- 2 a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly wordnet
Example
More examples"I saw a couple, later identified for me as Mr Colt, a local lawyer, and his wife, whose blundering Cadillac half entered my driveway before retreating in a flurry of luminous nictitation."
Etymology
From nictitate.
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