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yawn
[yawn]
verb (used without object)
to open the mouth somewhat involuntarily with a prolonged, deep inhalation and sighing or heavy exhalation, as from drowsiness or boredom.
Synonyms:to open wide like a mouth.
Synonyms:to extend or stretch wide, as an open and deep space.
Synonyms:
verb (used with object)
to say with a yawn.
Archaic.to open wide, or lay open, as if by yawning.
noun
an act or instance of yawning.
an opening; open space; chasm.
Informal.Also something so boring as to make one yawn.
Critics say the new fashions are one big yawn.
yawn
/ ɔː /
verb
(intr) to open the mouth wide and take in air deeply, often as in involuntary reaction to tiredness, sleepiness, or boredom
(tr) to express or utter while yawning
(intr) to be open wide as if threatening to engulf (someone or something)
the mine shaft yawned below
noun
the act or an instance of yawning
Other Word Forms
- ˈⲹɲԱ noun
- ˈⲹɲԾԲ adjective
- ˈⲹɲԾԲly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of yawn1
Word History and Origins
Origin of yawn1
Example Sentences
Yet despite all that’s at stake, the tournament has generated little more than a collective yawn among fans.
There are a lot of showy moments, but one of the best comes shortly after the two characters meet when Jamie lets out a yawn.
I hear the drone of Tibetan bowls mixing with an insect chorus, scattered yawns, and what sounds like a flowing brook.
It’s fun to read, for sure, but there’s also a yawning pit of despair sitting beneath the narrator’s alternating tones of glib humor and seething rage.
Moments later, things got a little odd as Jason put the headphones on his yawning daughter and asked Travis what he wanted to say to Finn.
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