Associations to the word «Nictate»
Noun
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Wiktionary
NICTATE, verb. To wink or blink; (of certain animals) to close the nictating membrane. [from 18th c.]
Dictionary definition
NICTATE, verb. Briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink".
Wise words
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.