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oscitating

oscitating is the present participle and gerund of oscitate.

Meaning of oscitate

Verb

oscitate (third-person singular simple present oscitates, present participle oscitating, simple past and past participle oscitated)

  1. (archaic) To gape or yawn.

Questions about oscitating

What is oscitating the present participle and gerund of?
Oscitating is the present participle and gerund of oscitate.

Words near oscitating in the dictionary

  1. oscitant
  2. oscitantly
  3. oscitate
  4. oscitated
  5. oscitates
  6. oscitating
  7. oscitation
  8. oscitations
  9. oscnode
  10. oscnodes
  11. Osco-

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