Definitions for yawning
Princeton's WordNet
yawn, yawning, oscitance, oscitancy(adj)
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"
yawning(adj)
gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something
"the yawning mine shaft"; "a yawning abyss"
yawning(adj)
with the mouth wide open indicating boredom or sleepiness
"a yawning congregation"
drowsy, oscitant, yawning(a)(adj)
showing lack of attention or boredom
"the yawning congregation"
Wiktionary
yawning(Noun)
The action of the verb yawn.
yawning(Adjective)
That yawns or yawn.
yawning commuters
yawning(Adjective)
Wide open.
a yawning chasm
Webster Dictionary
Yawning(u)
of Yawn
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Yawning
An involuntary deep INHALATION with the MOUTH open, often accompanied by the act of stretching.
Translations for yawning
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- gapendAfrikaans

- مُتَثائِب، فاغِرArabic

- зейналBulgarian

- escancaradoPortuguese (BR)

- zejícíCzech

- gähnendGerman

- gabendeDanish

- διάπλατοςGreek

- muy abiertoSpanish

- haigutavEstonian

- فراخ؛ گشودهFarsi

- ammottavaFinnish

- béantFrench

- פִיהוּקHebrew

- गहरी बड़ी खाईHindi

- razjapljenCroatian

- tátongóHungarian

- terbuka lebarIndonesian

- gapandiIcelandic

- spalancatoItalian

- 大きく開いたJapanese

- 하품을 하는Korean

- žiojintisLithuanian

- ļoti plats; vaļējsLatvian

- terbuka luasMalay

- gapendDutch

- gapende, vidåpenNorwegian

- ziejącyPolish

- فراخ؛ گشودهPersian

- فراخPashto

- escancaradoPortuguese

- larg deschisRomanian

- зияющийRussian

- roztvorený, rozďavenýSlovak

- zevajočSlovenian

- zevajućiSerbian

- gapandeSwedish

- เปิดอ้าThai

- alabildiğine açıkTurkish

- 張著大嘴的,開口很大的Chinese (Trad.)

- зіяючийUkrainian

- وسیعUrdu

- mở rộngVietnamese

- 张着大嘴的Chinese (Simp.)

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