oscitance English

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oscitance

— noun (= oscitancy) drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawning

— noun (= yawn, yawning, oscitancy) an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom he could not suppress a yawn the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop he apologized for his oscitancy

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oscitance English » English

oscitancy

yawn

yawning

slumber

lethargy

drowsiness