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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024yawn•ing (yô′ning),USA pronunciation adj. - being or standing wide open;
gaping:the yawning mouth of a cave. - indicating by yawns one's weariness or indifference:The lecturer was oblivious to his yawning audience.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English geniendum. See yawn, -ing2
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024yawn /yɔn/USA pronunciation v. - Physiology[no object] to open the mouth, usually involuntarily, and breathe in deeply, sometimes with a sighing sound and a large breath out, often caused by drowsiness or boredom.
- to say with a yawn:[used with quotations]"I think I'll go to bed,'' he yawned.
- to extend or stretch wide, as an open and deep space:[no object]saw the gap between the mountains yawning wide before him.
n. [countable] - an act or instance of yawning:couldn't stifle her yawn.
- Informal TermsAlso called yawner. something so boring as to make one yawn.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024yawn (yôn),USA pronunciation v.i. - Physiologyto open the mouth somewhat involuntarily with a prolonged, deep inhalation and sighing or heavy exhalation, as from drowsiness or boredom.
- to open wide like a mouth.
- to extend or stretch wide, as an open and deep space.
v.t. - to say with a yawn.
- [Archaic.]to open wide, or lay open, as if by yawning.
n. - an act or instance of yawning.
- an opening;
open space;
chasm. - Informal TermsAlso, yawner. something so boring as to make one yawn:Critics say the new fashions are one big yawn.
- bef. 900; Middle English yanen, yonen (verb, verbal), alteration of yenen, Old English ge(o)nian; akin to Old English gānian, ginan, Old Norse gīna, German gähnen, Latin hiāre (see hiatus), Greek chaínein to gape (see chasm)
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged –3. gape.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: yawn /jɔːn/ vb - (intransitive) to open the mouth wide and take in air deeply, often as in involuntary reaction to tiredness, sleepiness, or boredom
- (transitive) to express or utter while yawning
- (intransitive) to be open wide as if threatening to engulf (someone or something): the mine shaft yawned below
n - the act or an instance of yawning
Etymology: Old English gionian; related to Old Saxon ginōn, Old High German ginēn to yawn, Old Norse gjā gapˈyawner n ˈyawning adj ˈyawningly adv |