| NOUN | act | nictation, blink, eye blink, blinking, wink, winking, nictitation | a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly |
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| Meaning | A reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly. | |
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| Synonyms | blink, eye blink, blinking, wink, winking, nictitation | |
| Narrower | palpebration | repeated blinking or winking (especially if uncontrolled and persistent) |
| Broader | reflex, reflex response, reflex action, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction | An automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus |
| Spanish | guiño, parpadeo, pestañeo | |
| Catalan | parpelleig, pestanyeig, pipelleig | |
| Verbs | nictate | briefly shut the eyes |
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