yawn

yawn  (yôn)

v. yawned, yawn·ing, yawns

v.intr.

1. To open the mouth wide with a deep inhalation, usually involuntarily from drowsiness, fatigue, or boredom.

2. To open wide; gape: The chasm yawned at our feet.

v.tr.

To utter wearily, while or as if while yawning: yawned his disapproval of the silly venture.

n.

1. The act of yawning.

2. A fatigued or bored response.

3. Informal One that provokes yawns; a bore: The movie was nothing more than one big yawn.

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[Middle English yanen, alteration of yonen, yenen, from Old English geonian.]

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yawner n.

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yawn

Verb

1. to open one's mouth wide and take in air deeply, often when sleepy or bored

2. to be open wide as if threatening to engulf someone or something: the doorway yawned blackly open at the end of the hall

Noun

the act or an instance of yawning [Old English geonian]

yawning adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	yawn - 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, oscitance, oscitancy pandiculation - yawning and stretching (as when first waking up) inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex - an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
Verb	1.	yawn - utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired; "The child yawned during the long performance" breathe, take a breath, suspire, respire - draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring"
	2.	yawn - be wide open; "the deep gaping canyon" yaw, gape be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"

Translations

yawn [jɔːn] n → bostezo

vi → bostezar

yawn [jɔːn] n → bâillement m

vi → bâiller

yawn [jɔːn] n → Gähnen nt

vi → gähnen

yawn [jɔːn] n → sbadiglio

vi → sbadigliare

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yawn

v yawn [joːn]

to stretch the mouth wide and take a deep breath when tired or bored He yawned and fell asleep. gaap يَتَثاءَب прозявам се zívat gabe gähnen χασμουριέμαι bostezar haigutama خمیازه کشیدن haukotella bâiller לְפַהֵק जंभाई लेना, फैल जाना, मुंह फैलाना,ऊंघना zijevati ásít menguap geispa sbadigliare あくびする 하품하다 žiovauti žāvāties menguap geeuwen gjespe ziewać bocejar a căsca зевать zívať zehati zevati gäspa อ้าปากค้าง esnemek 打呵欠 позіхати جمائی لینا ngáp 打呵欠

n

an act of yawning a yawn of boredom. gaap تَثاؤُب прозявка zívnutí gab das Gähnen χασμουρητό bostezo haigutus خمیازه haukotus bâillement פִיהוּק जंमाई zijevanje ásítás perbuatan menguap geispi sbadiglio あくび 하품 žiovulys žāvas; žāvāšanās kuap geeuw gjesp(ing) ziewnięcie bocejo căscat зевота zívnutie zehanje zev gäspning หาว esneme 呵欠 позіхи, позіхання جمائی sự ngáp 呵欠

adj ˈyawning

wide open a yawning gap. gapend مُتَثائِب، فاغِر зейнал zející gabende gähnend διάπλατος muy abierto haigutav فراخ؛ گشوده ammottava béant פִיהוּק गहरी बड़ी खाई razjapljen tátongó terbuka lebar gapandi spalancato 大きく開いた 크게 벌어져 있는 žiojintis ļoti plats; vaļējs terbuka luas gapend gapende, vidåpen ziejący escancarado larg deschis зияющий roztvorený, rozďavený zevajoč zevajući gapande อ้าปากกว้าง alabildiğine açık 張著大嘴的 зіяючий وسیع mở rộng 张着大嘴的