pandiculation
English edit
Etymology edit
pandiculate + -ion
Pronunciation edit
Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun edit
pandiculation (countable and uncountable, plural pandiculations)
- A stretching and stiffening of the trunk and extremities, as when fatigued and drowsy or on waking, often accompanied by yawning.
- 1993, John Banville, Ghosts:
- If I were a visitor from another planet - but then, am I not a visitor from another planet? - I think that of all the earthlings' quirks it is the act of pandiculation that would surprise and fascinate me most, that slow stretch and then the soundless ape-howl, in which they indulge themselves with such languorous relish.
Translations edit
stretching and stiffening of the trunk and extremities as when fatigued and drowsy
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References edit
- “pandiculation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pandiculation f (plural pandiculations)
Further reading edit
- “pandiculation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.