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.
will yawn
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future tenseof yawn.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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However, viewers will yawn more than cheer at most of Arthur’s early adventure.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 15, 2017
Provine was the first to show, back in the 1980s, that it’s more likely that a person will yawn in response to watching videotaped yawns than videotaped smiles.
From Slate ● Mar. 2, 2017
Here’s a guess: Some viewers will love it, others will hate it, and still others will yawn at its very existence.
From New York Times ● Apr. 30, 2015
On July 31st the mayor, Rahm Emanuel, warned that next year’s $339m budget deficit will yawn to $995m in 2015 and to $1.15 billion by 2016.
From Economist ● Aug. 8, 2013
It at once disgusts the intelligent reader, and it will soon so weary even the ignorant that he will yawn drearily over the most startling display of "scare" lines.
From Short Story Writing A Practical Treatise on the Art of The Short Story by Charles Raymond Barrett
