nictate

• Verbo raro e antigo que significa fechar e abrir rapidamente as pálpebras, ou seja, piscar os olhos; também pode indicar piscar de forma breve como um sinal ou tique.

An obsolete verb meaning to wink or blink the eyes.

1. BlinkC2formal

   To close and open the eyes quickly, often involuntarily.

   Piscar

   • 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.

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