SkyfireDict

oscitancy   (TTS Sound)

The noun oscitancy has 2 senses

• oscitancy, oscitance -- (drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawning)


• yawn, yawning, oscitance, 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")