micō uī, -, āre, to move quickly to and fro, vibrate, quiver, shake, tremble, beat, palpitate: venae et arteriae micare non desinunt: linguis micat ore trisulcis, V.: corque timore micat, palpitates, O.: micant digiti, twitch, V.

—In the finger game (Ital. mora), suddenly to stretch out fingers, the number to be instantly guessed by the other player: quasi sorte, aut micando.

—Prov.: dignus est, quicum in tenebris mices, i. e. perfectly honest.

— To flash, gleam, glitter, beam, shine, be bright: fulmina etiam sic undique micabant, flashed in every direction, L.: tum micent gladii, L.: micat inter omnes Iulium sidus, H.: oculis micat ignis, fire flashes from his eyes, V.: nubila flammā, O.