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To fully stretch the torso and upper limbs, typically accompanied by yawning.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
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From Latin pandiculātus, perfect active participle of pandiculor (“stretch oneself”).
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Azerbaijani:
gərnəşmək
— to stretch oneself and make sounds
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Chinese Mandarin:
欠伸
(qiànshēn)
— to stretch oneself and make sounds
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Dutch:
zich uitrekken
— to stretch oneself and make sounds
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Estonian:
ringutama
— to stretch oneself and make sounds
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French:
pandiculer
— to stretch oneself and make sounds
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German:
räkeln
— to stretch oneself and make sounds
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German:
rekeln
— to stretch oneself and make sounds
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German:
strecken
— to stretch oneself and make sounds
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Italian:
stendersi
— to stretch oneself and make sounds
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Korean:
흠신하다
(heumsinhada)
— to stretch oneself and make sounds
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Korean:
기지개하다
(gijigaehada)
— to stretch oneself and make sounds
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Malay:
menggeliat
— to stretch oneself and make sounds
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Malay:
menggeliatkan
— to stretch oneself and make sounds
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Māori:
taiaroa
— to stretch oneself and make sounds
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Portuguese:
pandicular
— to stretch oneself and make sounds
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Portuguese:
espreguiçar
— to stretch oneself and make sounds
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Russian:
потягиваться
(potjagivatʹsja)
— to stretch oneself and make sounds
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Russian:
тяну́ться
(tjanútʹsja)
— to stretch oneself and make sounds
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Russian:
растягивать
(rastjagivatʹ)
— to stretch oneself and make sounds
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Spanish:
desperezar
— to stretch oneself and make sounds
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Spanish:
estirar
— to stretch oneself and make sounds
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Thai:
บิดขี้เกียจ
(bìt-kîi-gìiat)
— to stretch oneself and make sounds