Definitions
Wiktionary
- v. To fully stretch the torso and upper limbs, typically accompanied by yawning.
Examples
“I was told that women pandiculate in the morning because they don't have a certain part of the anatomy to scratch.”
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knitandpurl "Wynne fetched his greatcoat and hat without a word, while DeBrutus pandiculated on the sofa, trying to look unconcerned."
Aurorarama by Jean-Christophe Valtat, p 147 Jul 23, 2011
abrimmer It refers to the combined action of stretching and yawning. Sep 10, 2009
kittysing pandiculation is the action of stretching and yawning, stretching out of tiredness, or the stretching you do when you wake up in the morning. a good sentence for this word would be the following: "Cats pandiculate frequently while lazing around in the sun." Mar 28, 2009
sionnach After the pandiculation comes the heart-rending* ululation of grief. Then begins the lifetime of desolation and loss. Life as a feral dog isn't all alley-humping and lapdog-terrorizing.
*: or, if you are an ignorant philistine, and insist, "heart-rendering". Mar 4, 2009
rolig My condolences to your feral dog, Jack-Joseph. Mar 4, 2009
jackjoseph A feral dog pandiculates in the mourning in a pile of its own feces. Mar 4, 2009
reesetee Heehee. Oct 16, 2007
sionnach to yawn and stretch amidst the bamboo trees Oct 16, 2007