单词 | oscitate |
释义 | oscitatev. rare. intransitive. To yawn or gape. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > drowsiness > be or become drowsy [verb (intransitive)] > yawn raxOE gapec1440 yawn1450 raxle?c1475 ream?a1500 gant1513 oscitate1623 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Oscitate, to yawne, to gape for want of sleepe. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. at To Yawn To gape; to oscitate. 1945 R. Hargreaves Enemy at Gate 37 Disappointed of their normal African harvest, the granaries of Rome oscitated half-empty and forlorn. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1623 |
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