Nictitate (Verb)
Meaning
Briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- The baby would nictitate frequently due to the bright lights of the camera flashes.
- She found it strange that the superhero's eyes seemed to never nictitate while he was in a fight.
- Some people's eyes nictitate less often when they are under extreme focus.
- The snake-like eyes appeared lifeless, as if they rarely chose to nictitate.
- In that brief moment, she noticed he didn't seem to nictitate when she handed him the news.