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yawn
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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.

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

yawner n.

yawn [jɔːn]
vb
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) (intr) to open the mouth wide and take in air deeply, often as in involuntary reaction to tiredness, sleepiness, or boredom
2. (tr) to express or utter while yawning
3. (intr) to be open wide as if threatening to engulf (someone or something) the mine shaft yawned below
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) the act or an instance of yawning
[Old English gionian; related to Old Saxon ginōn, Old High German ginēn to yawn, Old Norse gjā gap]
yawner  n
yawning  adj
yawningly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.yawnyawn - 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"
pandiculation - yawning and stretching (as when first waking up)
Verb1.yawnyawn - 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.yawnyawn - be wide open; "the deep gaping canyon"
be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"

yawn
verb gape, open, split The gulf between them yawned wider than ever.
Translations
yawn [jɔːn]
A. Nbostezo m
to give a yawnbostezar
to say sth with a yawndecir algo bostezando
it was a yawn from start to finishfue aburridísimo, fue un plomo
B. VIbostezar (fig) [gap, abyss] → abrirse
C. VT to yawn one's head offbostezar mucho

yawn [ˈjɔːn]
vi
[person] → bâiller
[gap, gulf, crevasse] → s'ouvrir grand
n
(= act of yawning) → bâillement m
(= bore) to be a yawn → être rasoir inv >

yawn
vi
(person)gähnen; to yawn with boredomvor Langeweile gähnen
(chasm etc)gähnen
vtgähnen; to yawn one’s head off (inf)fürchterlich gähnen (inf)
n
(of person)Gähnen nt; I could tell by your yawns …an deinem Gähnen konnte ich sehen; to give a yawngähnen
(inf: = bore) the film was a yawnder Film war zum Gähnen (langweilig); what a yawn!wie langweilig!; life is just one big yawndas Leben ist vielleicht langweilig

yawn [jɔːn]
1. nsbadiglio
to give a yawn → fare uno sbadiglio
2. visbadigliare (fig) (hole, chasm) → aprirsi
"yes", she yawned → "sì", disse con uno sbadiglio
3. vt to yawn one's head offnon riuscire a smettere di sbadigliare

yawn [jɔːn]
1. nsbadiglio
to give a yawn → fare uno sbadiglio
2. visbadigliare (fig) (hole, chasm) → aprirsi
"yes", she yawned → "sì", disse con uno sbadiglio
3. vt to yawn one's head offnon riuscire a smettere di sbadigliare

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
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
adj yawning
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 하품을 하는 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,開口很大的 зіяючий وسیع mở rộng

yawn يِتَثَاءب zívnout gabe gähnen χασμουριέμαι bostezar haukotella bailler zijevati sbadigliare あくびをする 하품하다 gapen gjespe ziewnąć bocejar зевать gäspa หาว esnemek ngáp 打哈欠


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