Nictate

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nictate \Nic"tate\, v. i. [L. nictare, nictatum, from nicere to
     beckon.]
     To wink; to nictitate.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  nictate
       v : briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to
           blink" [syn: {blink}, {wink}, {nictitate}]