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yawning
To open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored, and sometimes accompanied by pandiculation.
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verb
To open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored, and sometimes accompanied by pandiculation.
“I could see my students yawning, so I knew the lesson was boring them.”
To say while yawning.
To present a wide opening.
“Death yawned before us, and I hit the brakes.”
To open the mouth, or to gape, through surprise or bewilderment.
To be eager; to desire to swallow anything; to express desire by yawning.
“to yawn for fat livings”
noun
The action of the verb yawn.
adjective
That yawns or yawn.
“yawning commuters”
Wide open.
“a yawning chasm; the shark's yawning jaws”
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I could see my students yawning, so I knew the lesson was boring them.
Death yawned before us, and I hit the brakes.
to yawn for fat livings
yawning commuters
a yawning chasm; the shark's yawning jaws