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yawner

[ yaw-ner ]

/ ˈyɔ nər /

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noun

a person who yawns.

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Origin of yawner

First recorded in 1680–90; yawn + -er¹

Words nearby yawner

yawey, yawl, yawl-rigged, yawmeter, yawn, yawner, yawnful, yawning, yawnsome, yawny, yawp

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How to use yawner in a sentence

Typically, precinct meetings were “a yawner,” according to Mike Connett, a longtime party member in Horry County, best known for its popular beach towns.
Heeding Steve Bannon’s Call, Election Deniers Organize to Seize Control of the GOP — and Reshape America’s Elections|by Isaac Arnsdorf, Doug Bock Clark, Alexandra Berzon and Anjeanette Damon|September 2, 2021|ProPublica
Lions that caught a yawn from another lion were 11 times as likely to mirror the movements of the original yawner than those that hadn’t.
Yawning helps lions synchronize their groups’ movements|Jake Buehler|April 6, 2021|Science News
What should have been a passionate clash about unemployment and economic growth turned out to be a boring, abstract yawner.
Daniel Gross: First Debate a Think-Tank Snoozer|Daniel Gross|October 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
If he attempts to take some of our big banked bullfinches in his stride, with a yawner on each side, will get into grief.'
Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour|R. S. Surtees

Some were busy at arithmetic, while, every moment, whack went the rod upon the crown of the idler or yawner.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction|Various