yawn
verb (used without object)
to open the mouth somewhat involuntarily with a prolonged, deep inhalation and sighing or heavy exhalation, as from drowsiness or boredom.
was yawning
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past progressiveof yawn.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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"I was 19 years old and I was yawning, looking out of the window, doing a business degree," he told the BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2024
I waved to my dad at the screen door while I was yawning in jammies that were made authentically from Vietnam.
From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2022
A: When I first started studying this subject, I was yawning excessively.
From Science Magazine ● May 24, 2022
He appeared to mumble to himself and twice he opened his mouth wide, as if he was yawning.
From Fox News ● Nov. 20, 2020
Gawaine, who had noticed that Mordred was yawning on purpose, said, “Ye may spare yer breath.”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
