yawning

Meaning of yawning

adjective
  1. (of an opening or space) very large and wide.
    the yawning entrance of the cave
    my headlights picked out what seemed to be a yawning chasm in the middle of the bridge
    the yawning gap between rich and poor
noun
  1. the reflex action of opening the mouth wide and inhaling deeply due to tiredness or boredom.
    yawning is so contagious that we only need to read about it to want to yawn ourselves
verb, gerund or present participle
  1. involuntarily open one's mouth wide and inhale deeply due to tiredness or boredom.
    he began yawning and looking at his watch
  2. (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

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 yawning

  • The plural form of yawning is: yawnings.
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Hyphenation of yawning

yawn-ing

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • yawning is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

yawning synonyms

Meaning drowsy:

drowsy, oscitant

Meaning yawn:

yawn, oscitance, oscitancy

Meaning (of a hole, wound, etc.) wide open:

gaping

Meaning of great or more than average width:

wide

Meaning like a cavern in size, shape, or atmosphere:

cavernous

Meaning extending far down from the top or surface:

deep

Meaning enjoy oneself in a lively way with drink or drugs and music:

large

Meaning extremely large; enormous:

huge

Meaning of an extent, amount, or intensity considerably above average:

great

Meaning praise or recommend something highly:

big

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