nic·ti·tate (nĭk′tĭ-tāt′) also nic·tate (nĭk′tāt′) intr.v. nic·ti·tat·ed ,
nic·ti·tat·ing ,
nic·ti·tates also
nic·tat·ed or
nic·tat·ing or
nic·tates To wink.
[Medieval Latin nictitāre , nictitāt- , frequentative of Latin nictāre .]
nic′ti·ta′tion n.
nictitate (ˈnɪktɪˌteɪt ) or nictate vb technical words for
blink 1 [C19: from Medieval Latin nictitāre to wink repeatedly, from Latin nictāre to wink, from nicere to beckon]
ˌnictiˈtation , nicˈtation n
nic•ti•tate (ˈnɪk tɪˌteɪt) v.i. -tat•ed, -tat•ing. to wink.
[1815–25; < Medieval Latin
nictitātus, past participle of
nictitāre, frequentative of Latin
nictāre to wink, frequentative of
nicere to beckon; see
-ate 1 ]
nic′ti•tant, adj.
nictitate Past participle: nictitatedGerund: nictitatingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative nictitate nictitate
Present I nictitate you nictitate he/she/it nictitates we nictitate you nictitate they nictitate
Preterite I nictitated you nictitated he/she/it nictitated we nictitated you nictitated they nictitated
Present Continuous I am nictitating you are nictitating he/she/it is nictitating we are nictitating you are nictitating they are nictitating
Present Perfect I have nictitated you have nictitated he/she/it has nictitated we have nictitated you have nictitated they have nictitated
Past Continuous I was nictitating you were nictitating he/she/it was nictitating we were nictitating you were nictitating they were nictitating
Past Perfect I had nictitated you had nictitated he/she/it had nictitated we had nictitated you had nictitated they had nictitated
Future I will nictitate you will nictitate he/she/it will nictitate we will nictitate you will nictitate they will nictitate
Future Perfect I will have nictitated you will have nictitated he/she/it will have nictitated we will have nictitated you will have nictitated they will have nictitated
Future Continuous I will be nictitating you will be nictitating he/she/it will be nictitating we will be nictitating you will be nictitating they will be nictitating
Present Perfect Continuous I have been nictitating you have been nictitating he/she/it has been nictitating we have been nictitating you have been nictitating they have been nictitating
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been nictitating you will have been nictitating he/she/it will have been nictitating we will have been nictitating you will have been nictitating they will have been nictitating
Past Perfect Continuous I had been nictitating you had been nictitating he/she/it had been nictitating we had been nictitating you had been nictitating they had been nictitating
Conditional I would nictitate you would nictitate he/she/it would nictitate we would nictitate you would nictitate they would nictitate
Past Conditional I would have nictitated you would have nictitated he/she/it would have nictitated we would have nictitated you would have nictitated they would have nictitated
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. nictitate - briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink"
nictitate verb To open and close the eyes rapidly:
nictitate - briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink"