nictitation vs blinking

nictitation and blinking both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nictitation	Yes	No	No	No
blinking	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, nictitation and blinking are synonyms defined as:

nictitation and blinking: a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly

Other synonyms of nictitation include blink, eye blink, nictation, wink, winking.

nictitation (noun)	blinking (noun)
a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly	a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly

nictitation (adjective)	blinking (adjective)
	closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly
	informal intensifiers