yawn

Speech parts

1. yawn - Noun

2. yawn - Verb

3. Yawn - Proper noun

Meaning

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 dictionary

Synonyms

yaw yawning gape oscitancy oscitance gulf open hibernate GAAP deadhead opening split sleep expand collapse
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Antonyms

comedy confidence romantic arise amusement awake
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Hypernyms

breathe reflex be respire suspire reflex response

Hyponyms

pandiculation

Phrases with the word

yawn producing technicolour yawn do the technicolor yawn do a technicolour yawn

Derivatives

yawned yawning

Anagrams

awny wany YNWA wayn

Examples

Never 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

Close letter words and terms

yawlsman Yawm al-Din yawmeter yawn producing yawn-sigh yawnable