protraction
/proʊˈtrækʃən/
noun
- The act of making something last longer than necessary; prolongation.
- The lawyer argued that the protraction of the trial was unfair to the witnesses.
- The protraction of the meeting frustrated everyone who wanted to leave.
- His protraction of the speech caused the audience to lose interest.
- The act of extending or stretching something outward.
- The protraction of the cat's claws happened as it prepared to pounce.
- The snake's jaw protraction allows it to swallow large prey.
- Physical therapy includes exercises for the protraction of the shoulder blades.
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