He stretched and yawned, bidding farewell to sleep.

Meaning: He woke up and said goodbye to sleep.

Choice of Words: Stretched means to extend your body or limbs to their full length. Yawned means to open your mouth wide and take in a deep breath. Bidding means to say goodbye.

Alternative Expressions

He awoke with a stretch and a yawn, waving goodbye to slumber.

Meaning: This means the same as the first sentence: the man was waking up and getting ready to start his day.

Choice of Words: The man awoke from sleep. He stretched his arms and legs to wake up his body. He yawned because he was still tired. He was waving goodbye to slumber, which is another word for sleep.

With a languid stretch and a cavernous yawn, he bid adieu to the realm of Morpheus.

Meaning: This sentence is more poetic than the first two, but it means the same thing: the man was waking up and getting ready to start his day.

Choice of Words: The man stretched his body lazily. He yawned deeply. He was saying goodbye to the realm of Morpheus, which is a poetic way of saying the world of sleep.

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