nictating

nic·ti·tate

N n

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nik-ti-teyt]
- /ˈnɪk tɪˌteɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nik-ti-teyt]
- /ˈnɪk tɪˌteɪt/

Definitions of nictating word

verb without object nictating to wink. 1
noun nictating Present participle of nictate. 1

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Origin of nictating

First appearance:

before 1815

One of the 39% newest English words

1815-25; < Medieval Latin nictitātus, past participle of nictitāre, frequentative of Latin nictāre to wink, frequentative of nicere to beckon; see -ate1

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Parts of speech for Nictating

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Nictating

nictating popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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