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yawning

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yawn·ing  (yônng)
adj.
Gaping open; cavernous: a yawning abyss.

yawning·ly adv.
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Noun1.yawningyawning - 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)
Adj.1.yawning - gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something; "the yawning mine shaft"; "a yawning abyss"
open - affording free passage or access; "open drains"; "the road is open to traffic"; "open ranks"
2.yawning - with the mouth wide open indicating boredom or sleepiness; "a yawning congregation"
opened, open - used of mouth or eyes; "keep your eyes open"; "his mouth slightly opened"
3.yawning - showing lack of attention or boredom; "the yawning congregation"
inattentive - showing a lack of attention or care; "inattentive students"; "an inattentive babysitter"

yawning
Translations
Spanish yawning [ˈjɔːnɪŋ] adj [gap] → muy abierto
French yawning [ˈjɔːnɪŋ] adj [gap] → béant(e)
German yawning [ˈjɔːnɪŋ] yawn adj (gap) → gähnend
Italian yawning [ˈjɔːnɪŋ] adj [gap] → spalancato/a

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With this speech he commenced a second fit of yawning and again howled like a wolf, as he had at first.
The surmise of my maturer years is that, bored by her interminable life, the venerable antiquity was simply yawning with ennui at every seam.
All three were equally new, but numbers one and two were curtained and sedate, with a human, sociable look to them; while number three, with yawning door and unkempt garden, had apparently only just received its furniture and made itself ready for its occupants.
 
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