pandiculation

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English

Joseph Ducreux pandiculating; self-portrait ca 1783
Cat pandiculating

Etymology

From pandiculate +‎ -ion.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

pandiculation (countable and uncountable, plural pandiculations)

  1. 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

References

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɑ̃.di.ky.la.sjɔ̃/
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Noun

pandiculation f (plural pandiculations)

  1. pandiculation

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