Hyphenation of nictate

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word nictate? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

nic-tate

Definitions of nictate:

1.	Briefly shut the eyes The TV announcer never seems to blink

Synonyms of nictate:

verb	blink, wink, nictitate, act involuntarily, act reflexively

Last hyphenations of this language

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