illustration Nictate

Nictate

[NIK-tayt]

Part of speech: verb

Origin: Latin, late 17th century

1.

Blink.

Examples of Nictate in a sentence

"In order to win a staring contest, you must resist the urge to nictate."

"The doctor instructed me to nictate several times after using the antibiotic eye drops."

illustration Nictate

Get the Word of the Day sent directly to your inbox!

By subscribing to Word Genius you are agreeing to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

Daily QuestionWhat is a hobbledehoy?

Recent Words

What's the word?

Start defining your knowledge

Get daily words and quizzes sent straight to your inbox!

By subscribing to Word Genius you are agreeing to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.