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pandiculate

UK/pænˈdɪk.jə.leɪt/

pandiculate verb: to fully stretch the torso and upper limbs, typically accompanied by yawning.

pandiculate: to fully stretch the torso and upper limbs, typically accompanied by yawning
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Verb

pandiculate (third-person singular simple present pandiculates, present participle pandiculating, simple past and past participle pandiculated)

  1. (ambitransitive) To fully stretch the torso and upper limbs, typically accompanied by yawning.

pandiculate meaning in Malay and Thai

pandiculate in Malay

to stretch oneself and make sounds
menggeliat, menggeliatkan

pandiculate in Thai

to stretch oneself and make sounds
บิดขี้เกียจ bìt-kîi-gìiat

Forms of pandiculate

third-person singular presentpandiculates
present participlepandiculating
past participlepandiculated
pastpandiculated

Origin of pandiculate

From Latin pandiculātus, perfect active participle of pandiculor (“stretch oneself”).

Words formed from pandiculate

Questions about pandiculate

What does pandiculate mean?
Pandiculate means to fully stretch the torso and upper limbs, typically accompanied by yawning.
What is pandiculate in Malay?
Pandiculate in Malay is menggeliat, menggeliatkan. See Pandiculate meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is pandiculate?
Pandiculate is a verb.
How do you pronounce pandiculate?
Pandiculate is pronounced /pænˈdɪk.jə.leɪt/ (UK).
What is the past tense of pandiculate?
The past tense of pandiculate is pandiculated.

Words near pandiculate in the dictionary

  1. pandiagonal magic square
  2. pandiagonal magic squares
  3. pandialectal
  4. pandiatonic
  5. pandiatonicism
  6. pandiculate
  7. pandiculated
  8. pandiculates
  9. pandiculating
  10. pandiculation
  11. pandiculations

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