Etymology

nictitating

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Today it means: winking, blinking Full definition →

Latin nictitō
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  1. Latin · derived fromnictitō
  2. English todaynictitating

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

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