Associations to the word «Nictate»

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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley