Yawning

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Gaping open; cavernous: a yawning abyss.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. Present participle of yawn.
  • n. The action of the verb yawn.
  • adj. That yawns or yawn.
  • adj. Wide open.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Gaping; oscitation; the taking of a deep inspiration, followed by a slight pause, and then a prolonged expiration, the mouth being more or less widely open.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. showing lack of attention or boredom
  • adj. gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something
  • adj. with the mouth wide open indicating boredom or sleepiness
  • n. an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom
  • Verb Form
    yawned    yawning    yawns   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    breathe    respire    suspire    take a breath    be   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    gape    oscitate    long   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Amon    Braun    Dawn    Mayon    Quinton    Sean    Shaun    Shawn    Swan    Vaughan   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    sigh    chuckle    grunt    snarl    shrug    snore    wail    shake    giggle    splash