yawn

English Intermediate Dictionary

Meaning of yawn in English

Noun

1. an act of yawning

give a yawn
stop[suppress, stifle, smother] a yawn
'I'm going to bed now,' he said with a yawn.

2. a big gap, crack, or hole

3. a person or thing that causes a yawn

This book is a big yawn.

Verb

1.

(a) open your mouth wide, usually when you get tired or bored

(b) say something while yawning, usually in a bored or tired voice

yawn heavily[loudly, widely]ー give a heavy[loud, wide] yawn
yawn with boredom
Cover your mouth when you yawn.
She yawned heavily. ー She gave a heavy yawn.
She yawned good morning.

2. open wide before or below you

A crevasse yawned below us[at our feet].

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