Standard Lemma guide

pandiculate

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK, US: /pænˈdɪk.jə.leɪt/
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verb

Meaning 1

To fully stretch the torso and upper limbs, typically accompanied by yawning.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ambitransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: gərnəşmək — to stretch oneself and make sounds
  • Chinese Mandarin: 欠伸 (qiànshēn) — to stretch oneself and make sounds
  • Dutch: zich uitrekken — to stretch oneself and make sounds
  • Estonian: ringutama — to stretch oneself and make sounds
  • French: pandiculer — to stretch oneself and make sounds
  • German: räkeln — to stretch oneself and make sounds
  • German: rekeln — to stretch oneself and make sounds
  • German: strecken — to stretch oneself and make sounds
  • Italian: stendersi — to stretch oneself and make sounds
  • Korean: 흠신하다 (heumsinhada) — to stretch oneself and make sounds
  • Korean: 기지개하다 (gijigaehada) — to stretch oneself and make sounds
  • Malay: menggeliat — to stretch oneself and make sounds
  • Malay: menggeliatkan — to stretch oneself and make sounds
  • Māori: taiaroa — to stretch oneself and make sounds
  • Portuguese: pandicular — to stretch oneself and make sounds
  • Portuguese: espreguiçar — to stretch oneself and make sounds
  • Russian: потягиваться (potjagivatʹsja) — to stretch oneself and make sounds
  • Russian: тяну́ться (tjanútʹsja) — to stretch oneself and make sounds
  • Russian: растягивать (rastjagivatʹ) — to stretch oneself and make sounds
  • Spanish: desperezar — to stretch oneself and make sounds
  • Spanish: estirar — to stretch oneself and make sounds
  • Thai: บิดขี้เกียจ (bìt-kîi-gìiat) — to stretch oneself and make sounds