Definitions for YAWNyɔn
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
yawnyɔn(v.i.)
to open the mouth somewhat involuntarily with a prolonged, deep inhalation and sighing or heavy exhalation, as from drowsiness or boredom.
Category: Physiology
to extend or stretch wide, as an open and deep space.
(v.t.)to say with a yawn.
(n.)an act or instance of yawning.
a deep, open space; chasm.
a bored reaction. something so boring as to make one yawn.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Informal
Ref: Also called yawner.
Origin of yawn:
bef. 900; ME yanen, yonen, OE ge(o)nian; akin to OE gānian, ginan, OHG ginōn, ON gīna to yawn, and to chasm , hiatus
yawn′ing•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
yawn, yawning, oscitance, oscitancy(verb)
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"
yawn(verb)
utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
"The child yawned during the long performance"
gape, yawn, yaw(verb)
be wide open
"the deep gaping canyon"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
yawn(verb)ɔn
to breathe in with your mouth wide open because you are tired
I was so tired, I couldn't stop yawning.; He said goodnight with a yawn.
Wiktionary
yawn(Noun)
The action of yawning; opening the mouth widely and taking a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired.
yawn(Noun)
A particularly boring event.
The slideshow we sat through was such a yawn, I was so glad when it finally finished.
yawn(Verb)
To open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired and sometimes accompanied by pandiculation.
I could see my students yawning, so I knew the lesson was boring.
yawn(Verb)
To present an opening that appears able to swallow one up, literally or metaphorically:
Webster Dictionary
Yawn(verb)
to open the mouth involuntarily through drowsiness, dullness, or fatigue; to gape; to oscitate
Yawn(verb)
to open wide; to gape, as if to allow the entrance or exit of anything
Yawn(verb)
to open the mouth, or to gape, through surprise or bewilderment
Yawn(verb)
to be eager; to desire to swallow anything; to express desire by yawning; as, to yawn for fat livings
Yawn(noun)
an involuntary act, excited by drowsiness, etc., consisting of a deep and long inspiration following several successive attempts at inspiration, the mouth, fauces, etc., being wide open
Yawn(noun)
the act of opening wide, or of gaping
Yawn(noun)
a chasm, mouth, or passageway
Translations for YAWN
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- gaapAfrikaans
- تَثاؤُبArabic
- прозявкаBulgarian
- bocejoPortuguese (BR)
- zívnutíCzech
- das GähnenGerman
- gabDanish
- χασμουρητόGreek
- bostezoSpanish
- haigutusEstonian
- خمیازهFarsi
- haukotusFinnish
- bâillementFrench
- פִיהוּקHebrew
- जंमाईHindi
- zijevanjeCroatian
- ásításHungarian
- perbuatan menguapIndonesian
- geispiIcelandic
- sbadiglioItalian
- あくびJapanese
- 하품Korean
- žiovulysLithuanian
- žāvas; žāvāšanāsLatvian
- kuapMalay
- geeuwDutch
- gjesp(ing)Norwegian
- ziewnięciePolish
- خمیازهPersian
- ارږمۍ، باسۍ، خولوازيPashto
- bocejoPortuguese
- căscatRomanian
- зевотаRussian
- zívnutieSlovak
- zehanjeSlovenian
- zevSerbian
- gäspningSwedish
- การหาวThai
- esnemeTurkish
- 呵欠Chinese (Trad.)
- позіхи, позіханняUkrainian
- جمائیUrdu
- sự ngápVietnamese
- 呵欠Chinese (Simp.)
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