pandiculation
pandiculation noun: a stretching and stiffening of the trunk and extremities, as when fatigued and drowsy or on waking, often accompanied by yawning.
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Noun
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.
- 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...1993, John Banville, Ghosts
pandiculation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Gujarati
pandiculation in Hindi
- stretching and stiffening of the trunk and extremities as when fatigued and drowsy
- अंगड़ाई aṅgṛāī
pandiculation in Tamil
- உடலை முறுக்கேற்றல், உடல்சோம்பல் முறித்தல், உடல்சோம்பல் முறிப்பு
pandiculation in Urdu
- stretching and stiffening of the trunk and extremities as when fatigued and drowsy
- انگڑائی aṅgṛāī
pandiculation in Gujarati
- stretching and stiffening of the trunk and extremities as when fatigued and drowsy
- અંગડાઈ aṅgaḍāī, આળસ āḷsa
More languagesFewer languages
- pandiculation in Malay
- menggeliat
Forms of pandiculation
| plural | pandiculations |
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Origin of pandiculation
From pandiculate + -ion.
Words that rhyme with pandiculation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about pandiculation
- What does pandiculation mean?
- Pandiculation means a stretching and stiffening of the trunk and extremities, as when fatigued and drowsy or on waking, often accompanied by yawning.
- What is pandiculation in Hindi?
- Pandiculation in Hindi is अंगड़ाई (aṅgṛāī). See Pandiculation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is pandiculation?
- Pandiculation is a noun.
- What is the plural of pandiculation?
- The plural of pandiculation is pandiculations.
Words near pandiculation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: pandiculation (page history and authors); pandiculation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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