Pandiculation (Noun)
Meaning
Yawning and stretching (as when first waking up).
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- As she slowly opened her eyes, a languid pandiculation spread through her body, releasing the stiffness of a long night's sleep.
- The morning light streaming through the window triggered a sudden pandiculation, and he stretched his arms overhead, arching his back in a languid curve.
- After a few hours of restless sleep, she woke up to a massive pandiculation, her body unfolding like a cat's as she yawned and stretched.
- The warmth of the bed and the comfort of the blankets made it hard to resist a gentle pandiculation, and she snuggled deeper under the covers.
- As the alarm clock jolted him awake, a sudden pandiculation shook off the remnants of sleep, and he sat up, rubbing the grit from his eyes.