yawn

//jɔːn//
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Verb

yawnInfinitive
yawnPresent tense
yawnedPast tense
yawnedPast participle
yawningPresent participle
yawnsThird-person singular
1

To involuntarily open one's mouth wide and inhale deeply due to tiredness or boredom.

I couldn't stop yawning during the boring lecture.

2

To be wide open, as if gaping.

A deep cave yawned before us.

Synonym

Noun

yawnSingular
yawnsPlural
1

An act of yawning; a wide opening of the mouth with a deep inhalation.

She let out a big yawn after the long meeting.

2

Something considered boring or tedious.

The movie was a total yawn.