1. yawn - Noun
2. yawn - Verb
3. Yawn - Proper noun
To open the mouth involuntarily through drowsiness, dullness, or fatigue; to gape; to oscitate.
To open wide; to gape, as if to allow the entrance or exit of anything.
To open the mouth, or to gape, through surprise or bewilderment.
To be eager; to desire to swallow anything; to express desire by yawning; as, to yawn for fat livings.
An involuntary act, excited by drowsiness, etc., consisting of a deep and long inspiration following several successive attempts at inspiration, the mouth, fauces, etc., being wide open.
The act of opening wide, or of gaping.
A chasm, mouth, or passageway.
Source: Webster's dictionaryNever yawn in front of a lady. Frank Sinatra
Cherish forever what makes you unique, 'cuz you're really a yawn if it goes. Bette Midler
I found it interesting that as people become more technically oriented all over the world, at the same time people are becoming increasingly spiritual. The success of the Da Vinci code - even though it was a great yawn - also showed people's interest in religion. Barbara Walters
As the bird goes from leaf to leaf, the yawn goes from man to man. Scottish Gaelic Proverb
One man yawning makes another yawn too. Latin Proverb
The yawn doesn't lie: it wants you to eat or sleep. Sicilian Proverb