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  1. 1. v. i. To wink; to nictate. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. briefly shut the eyes Source: wordnet
  3. 3. To wink; to nictate. Nictitating membrance (Anat.), a thin membrance, found in many animals at the inner angle, or beneath the lower lid, of the eye, and capable of being drawn across the eyeball; the third eyelid; the haw. Source: webster
  4. 4. To wink; to nictate. Nictitating membrance (Anat.), a thinmembrance, found in many animals at the inner angle, or beneath thelower lid, of the eye, and capable of being drawn across the eyeball;the third eyelid; the haw. Source: adambom
  5. 5. v briefly shut the eyes Source: ecdict

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