ALL meanings of yawn
yawn
Y y - verb without object yawn to open the mouth somewhat involuntarily with a prolonged, deep inhalation and sighing or heavy exhalation, as from drowsiness or boredom. 1
- verb without object yawn to open wide like a mouth. 1
- verb without object yawn to extend or stretch wide, as an open and deep space. 1
- verb with object yawn to say with a yawn. 1
- verb with object yawn Archaic. to open wide, or lay open, as if by yawning. 1
- noun yawn an act or instance of yawning. 1
- noun yawn an opening; open space; chasm. 1
- noun yawn Also, yawner. Informal. something so boring as to make one yawn: Critics say the new fashions are one big yawn. 1
- noun yawn A reflex act of opening one's mouth wide and inhaling deeply due to tiredness or boredom. 1
- intransitive verb yawn mouth movement 1
- intransitive verb yawn gape 1
- transitive verb yawn say with a yawn 1
- verb yawn If you yawn, you open your mouth very wide and breathe in more air than usual, often when you are tired or when you are not interested in something. 0
- verb yawn Yawn is also a noun. 0
- singular noun yawn If you describe something such as a book or a film as a yawn, you think it is very boring. 0
- verb yawn A gap or an opening that yawns is large and wide, and often frightening. 0
- verb yawn to open the mouth wide and take in air deeply, often as in involuntary reaction to tiredness, sleepiness, or boredom 0
- verb yawn to express or utter while yawning 0
- verb yawn to be open wide as if threatening to engulf (someone or something) 0
- noun yawn the act or an instance of yawning 0
- intransitive verb yawn to open the mouth wide, esp. involuntarily, and breathe in deeply, as a result of fatigue, drowsiness, or boredom 0
- intransitive verb yawn to be or become wide open; gape 0
- verb transitive yawn to express or utter with a yawn 0
- noun yawn an act of yawning or opening wide 0
- noun yawn a wide opening; chasm 0
- noun yawn The action of yawning; opening the mouth widely and taking a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired. 0
- noun yawn A particularly boring event. 0
- verb yawn To open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired and sometimes accompanied by pandiculation. 0
- verb yawn To present a wide opening. 0
- verb yawn To open the mouth, or to gape, through surprise or bewilderment. 0
- verb yawn To be eager; to desire to swallow anything; to express desire by yawning. 0