oscitance

Noun
  1. Drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawning (synset 114054153)
    is a type of:
    same as: oscitancy
  2. An involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth;
    Usually triggered by fatigue or boredom (synset 100838954)
    "he could not suppress a yawn"; "the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop"; "he apologized for his oscitancy"
    is a type of: inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex - an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
    subtypes: pandiculation - yawning and stretching (as when first waking up)
    same as: oscitancy, yawn, yawning

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