Indignantly interrogated as to whether he himself believed or exercised this abhominable and perabsurd superstition, he very gravely nictated his dexter eyelid. And I nictated mine. And we both laughed.
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Nictate
/nɪkˈteɪt/
Synonyms for "nictate" (3 found)
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Gently I pressed my quivering sting along her rolling salty eyeball. ‘Goody-goody,’ she said nictating.
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In the absence of stimulation, C. elegans dauers are lethargic and generally immobile but nictate vigorously when disturbed.
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