yawn
Meaning of yawn
verb
- involuntarily open one's mouth wide and inhale deeply due to tiredness or boredom.
he began yawning and looking at his watch
- (of an opening or space) be very large and wide.
she started inching back from the abyss that yawned before her
the whole empty day yawned before me
- a reflex act of opening one's mouth wide and inhaling deeply due to tiredness or boredom.
he stretches and stifles a yawn
Old English geonian, of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin hiare and Greek khainein . Current noun senses date from the early 18th century.
Information about yawn
- The plural form of yawn is: yawns.
- Languages in which yawn is used:
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Hyphenation of yawn
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- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- yawn is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
yawn synonyms
Meaning yawning:
Meaning gape:
Meaning (of a hole, wound, etc.) wide open:
Meaning of great or more than average width:
Meaning like a cavern in size, shape, or atmosphere:
Meaning extending far down from the top or surface:
Meaning enjoy oneself in a lively way with drink or drugs and music:
Meaning extremely large; enormous:
Meaning of an extent, amount, or intensity considerably above average:
Meaning praise or recommend something highly:
Translation of yawn
- German: gähnen
- French: bâiller
- Spanish: bostezar
- Italian: sbadigliare
- Portuguese: bocejar
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Words that rhyme with yawn
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