What does nictitation mean?
Nictitation means Winking, blinking.
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/nɪktɪˈteɪʃən/ · noun
Winking, blinking.
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.
Use nictitation when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Nictitation means Winking, blinking.
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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.
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