yawn
IPA: jˈɔn
noun
- The action of yawning; opening the mouth widely and taking a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored.
- (colloquial) A particularly boring event.
- A surname.
verb
- (intransitive) To open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored, and sometimes accompanied by pandiculation.
- To say while yawning.
- To present a wide opening; gape.
- (obsolete) To open the mouth, or to gape, through surprise or bewilderment.
- (obsolete) To be eager; to desire to swallow anything; to express desire by yawning.
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