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yawn
[ yawn ]
/ yÉn /
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verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
to say with a yawn.
Archaic. to open wide, or lay open, as if by yawning.
noun
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Origin of yawn
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH yawn
yawn , yonWords nearby yawn
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British Dictionary definitions for yawn
yawn
/ (jÉĖn) /
verb
(intr) to open the mouth wide and take in air deeply, often as in involuntary reaction to tiredness, sleepiness, or boredom
(tr) to express or utter while yawning
(intr) to be open wide as if threatening to engulf (someone or something)the mine shaft yawned below
noun
the act or an instance of yawning
Derived forms of yawn
yawner, nounyawning, adjectiveyawningly, adverbWord Origin for yawn
Old English gionian; related to Old Saxon ginÅn, Old High German ginÄn to yawn, Old Norse gjÄ gap
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