yawn (redirected from yawns)

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 [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

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"

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yawn

verb gape, open, split The gulf between them yawned wider than ever.

Translations

yawn [jɔːn]

A. N → bostezo m
to give a yawn → bostezar
to say sth with a yawn → decir algo bostezando
it was a yawn from start to finish → fue aburridísimo, fue un plomo

B. VI → bostezar (fig) [gap, abyss] → abrirse

C. VT to yawn one's head off → bostezar mucho

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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 >

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yawn

vi

(person) → gähnen; to yawn with boredom → vor Langeweile gähnen

(chasm etc) → gähnen

vt → gähnen; 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 yawn → gähnen

(inf: = bore) the film was a yawn → der Film war zum Gähnen (langweilig); what a yawn! → wie langweilig!; life is just one big yawn → das Leben ist vielleicht langweilig

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yawn [jɔːn]

1. n → sbadiglio
to give a yawn → fare uno sbadiglio

2. vi → sbadigliare (fig) (hole, chasm) → aprirsi
"yes", she yawned → "sì", disse con uno sbadiglio

3. vt to yawn one's head off → non riuscire a smettere di sbadigliare

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yawn [jɔːn]

1. n → sbadiglio
to give a yawn → fare uno sbadiglio

2. vi → sbadigliare (fig) (hole, chasm) → aprirsi
"yes", she yawned → "sì", disse con uno sbadiglio

3. vt to yawn one's head off → non riuscire a smettere di 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 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 张着大嘴的

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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