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 Definitions of yawn  [ɔn]  

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Definition of 'yawn' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.i.) yawn
to open the mouth somewhat involuntarily with a prolonged, deep inhalation and sighing or heavy exhalation, as from drowsiness or boredom.

2.  yawn
to extend or stretch wide, as an open and deep space.

3. (v.t.) yawn
to say with a yawn.

4. (n.) yawn
an act or instance of yawning.

5.  yawn
a deep, open space; chasm.

6.  yawn
a bored reaction.

Etymology:  (bef. 900; ME yanen, yonen, OE ge(o)nian; akin to OE gānian, ginan, OHG ginōn, ON gīna to yawn, and to chasm , hiatus)

Definition of 'yawn' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) yawn, yawning, oscitance, oscitancy
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"

2. (verb) yawn
utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
"The child yawned during the long performance"

3. (verb) gape, yawn, yaw
be wide open
"the deep gaping canyon"


Definition of 'yawn' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (verb) yawn
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.


Definition of 'yawn' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) yawn
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

2. (noun) yawn
the act of opening wide, or of gaping

3. (noun) yawn
a chasm, mouth, or passageway

4. (verb) yawn
to open the mouth involuntarily through drowsiness, dullness, or fatigue; to gape; to oscitate

5. (verb) yawn
to open wide; to gape, as if to allow the entrance or exit of anything

6. (verb) yawn
to open the mouth, or to gape, through surprise or bewilderment

7. (verb) yawn
to be eager; to desire to swallow anything; to express desire by yawning; as, to yawn for fat livings


Translation of 'yawn' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to stretch the mouth wide and take a deep breath when tired or bored
He yawned and fell asleep.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: gaap Arabic flag Arabic: يَتَثاءَب Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: прозявам се
Brazilian flag Brazilian: bocejar Czech flag Czech: zívat German flag German: gähnen
Danish flag Danish: gabe Greek flag Greek: χασμουριέμαι Spanish flag Spanish: bostezar
Estonian flag Estonian: haigutama Farsi flag Farsi: خمیازه کشیدن Finnish flag Finnish: haukotella
French flag French: bâiller Hebrew flag Hebrew: לְפַהֵק Hindi flag Hindi: जंभाई लेना, फैल जाना, मुं
Croatian flag Croatian: zijevati Hungarian flag Hungarian: ásít Indonesian flag Indonesian: menguap
Icelandic flag Icelandic: geispa Italian flag Italian: sbadigliare Japanese flag Japanese: あくびする
Korean flag Korean: 하품하다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: žiovauti Latvian flag Latvian: žāvāties
Malay flag Malay: menguap Dutch flag Dutch: geeuwen Norwegian flag Norwegian: gjespe
Polish flag Polish: ziewać Persian flag Persian: خمیازه کشیدن Pashto flag Pashto: ارږمى اېستل، باسۍ اخيستل
Portuguese flag Portuguese: bocejar Romanian flag Romanian: a căsca Russian flag Russian: зевать
Slovak flag Slovak: zívať Slovenian flag Slovenian: zehati Serbian flag Serbian: zevati
Swedish flag Swedish: gäspa Thai flag Thai: หาว Turkish flag Turkish: esnemek
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 打呵欠 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: позіхати Urdu flag Urdu: جمائی لینا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: ngáp Chinese flag Chinese: 打呵欠

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