nictate

• Veralteter Ausdruck für das Schließen und Öffnen der Augenlider; blinken, blinzeln oder zwinkern.

An obsolete verb meaning to wink or blink the eyes.

1. BlinkC2formal

   To close and open the eyes quickly, often involuntarily.

   Blinzeln

   • The bright light caused him to nictate repeatedly.
   • She nictated to clear the dust from her eye.
   • The lizard nictated its transparent eyelid to moisten the eye.

   Synonymebatblinknictitatewink