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oscitancy
noun
(os-ci-tan-cy)
an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom
Synonyms:
oscitance
,
yawn
,
yawning
,
Examples:
He apologized for his oscitancy.
oscitancy
noun
(os-ci-tan-cy)
drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawning
Synonyms:
oscitance
,
Words Related to
oscitancy
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drowsiness
,
stupefacient
,
sleepiness
,
stupefactive
,
somniculous
,
oscitant
,
somnolescent
,
tiredness
,
sleepish
,
temporary state
,
lethargy
,
agrypnia
,
doze off
,
sloom
,
agrypnotic
,
sleepful
,
defatigation
,
nod off
,
somnifacient
,
insomnia
,
somnambulation
,
slumbery
,
torporific
,
sleeplessness
,
drift off
,
zonk out
,
somnolence
,
dizziness
,
slumberless
,
pandiculation
,
restlessness
,
go to sleep
,
dogsleep
,
loss of consciousness
,
grogginess
,
sleepwaking
,
fatigue
,
scotodinia
,
yawn
,
sloomy
,
irritability
,
stupor
,
shortness of breath
,
fantod
,
doze
,
go to bed
,
cause to sleep
,
lassitude
,
weariness
,
slumberingly
,
consopite
,
goneness
,
sleep
,
beauty sleep
,
sweven
,
disorientation
,
indolency
,
nausea
,
boredom
,
defatigable
,
sluggardy
,
fall asleep
,
put to sleep
,
forgetfulness
,
listlessness
,
dullness
,
disquietness
,
slumberer
,
indisturbance
,
sleep off
,
faineant
,
exhaustion
,
sleepwaker
,
sleepy sickness
,
torpescent
,
wakefulness
,
faineance
,
nervosity
,
headache
,
jactitation
,
poop out
,
defatigate
,
snore
,
lightheadedness
,
sluggishness
,
torpidness
,
overfatigue
,
abirritation
,
breathlessness
,
be sick
,
psychological state
,
somniloquist
,
hypersomnia
,
numbness
,
cognitive state
,
night blindness
,
giddiness
,
somniloquence
,
crapula
,
abirritate
,
oscitancy
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