yawning

yawn·ing  (yônng)

adj.

Gaping open; cavernous: a yawning abyss.

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yawning·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	yawning - 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" yawn, 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
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" oscitant, drowsy inattentive - showing a lack of attention or care; "inattentive students"; "an inattentive babysitter"

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yawning

adjective gaping, wide, huge, vast, wide-open, cavernous a yawning budget deficit

Translations

yawning [ˈjɔːnɪŋ] adj [gap] → béant(e)
Y chromosome n → chromosome m Y

yawning

adj chasm etc → gähnend

n → Gähnen nt

yawning [ˈjɔːnɪŋ] adj (fig) (gap, abyss) → spalancato/a