English
Etymology
From nictitate.
Pronunciation
IPA|/nɪktɪ'teɪ��n/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪ��n|-eɪ��n
Noun
en-noun
- wink|Winking, blinking
#*1962: Vlamidir Nabokov, Pale Fire
#*: 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.
Related terms
nictitate
nictitating membrane
See also
nictation
ru:nictitation
vi:nictitation
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