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- pronunciation:
- yawn
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
yawns, yawning, yawned |
| definition 1: |
to open the mouth involuntarily while breathing in deeply, usu. as a sign of tiredness, boredom, or the like.
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| definition 2: |
to open wide so as to make a broad or deep space.
The Grand Canyon yawned beneath us. |
| related words: |
gap, gape |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of opening the mouth wide and inhaling deeply.
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| definition 2: |
a broad opening or aperture; chasm.
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| related words: |
gape |
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| derivation: |
yawner (n.) |
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