pandiculate
English
WOTD – 8 December 2008
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Joseph Ducreux pandiculating; self-portrait c. 1783
Etymology
From Latin pandiculātus, perfect active participle of pandiculor (“stretch oneself”).
Verb
pandiculate (third-person singular simple present pandiculates, present participle pandiculating, simple past and past participle pandiculated)
- (transitive, intransitive) To fully stretch the torso and upper limbs, typically accompanied by yawning.
Quotations
- For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:pandiculate.
Derived terms
Translations
to stretch oneself and make sounds
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to stretch and make sounds
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Latin
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