nictate

Significat (Anglès)

To wink or blink; (of certain animals) to close the nictating membrane.

Conceptes

pestanyejar

Sinònims

blink

wink

😉

nictitate

beat

flap

palpebrate

clap

👏

flutter

blink away

bat

🦇

Traduccions

رفّ

رمّش

ανοιγοκλείνω

ciller

sbattere le palpebre

knipperen

twinkelen

pestanejar

piscar

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/nɪkˈteɪt/

Etimologia (Anglès)

First attested in 1755; borrowed from Latin nictātus, perfect passive participle of nictō (“to wink, blink”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).