yawn
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
yawns;
yawned;
yawning
yawns;
yawned;
yawning
Britannica Dictionary definition of YAWN
[no object]
1
:
to open your mouth wide while taking in breath usually because you are tired or bored
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Students were yawning in class.
2
of an opening, hole, etc.
:
to be deep, large, etc.
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A deep chasm yawned [=gaped] below us.
2
yawn
/ˈjɑːn/
noun
plural
yawns
2
yawn
/ˈjɑːn/
noun
plural
yawns
Britannica Dictionary definition of YAWN
[count]
1
:
an act of opening your mouth wide while taking in breath
:
an act of yawning
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I tried to stifle a yawn.
2
informal
:
something that is very boring
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The movie was a great big yawn. [=was very boring]
