"nictitating" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈnɪktɪteɪtɪŋ/ Forms: more nictitating [comparative], most nictitating [superlative]
Etymology: From the past participle stem of Latin nictitō, frequentative form of nictō (“I wink”) (see English nictate). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|nictitō}} Latin nictitō, {{cog|en|nictate}} English nictate Head templates: {{en-adj}} nictitating (comparative more nictitating, superlative most nictitating)
  1. winking, blinking Derived forms: nictitating membrane Translations (winking, blinking): nictitant (French), clignotant (French), nittitante (Italian), nictitante (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-nictitating-en-adj-cwTj5CAx Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51

Verb

IPA: /ˈnɪktɪteɪtɪŋ/
Etymology: From the past participle stem of Latin nictitō, frequentative form of nictō (“I wink”) (see English nictate). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|nictitō}} Latin nictitō, {{cog|en|nictate}} English nictate Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} nictitating
  1. present participle and gerund of nictitate Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: nictitate
    Sense id: en-nictitating-en-verb-JlSd7wAG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 34 66
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