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yawning::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | oscitance, oscitancy, yawn |
| Type of | inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex |
| Has types | pandiculation |
| Derivation | yawn |
the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop.
yawning::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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the yawning mine shaft.
a yawning abyss.
yawning::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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a yawning congregation.
Examples of yawning
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Yawning Bread does have a better write-up, more accurately reflecting the event.
From the economist.com
The deliberate vagueness seems to be an attempt to paper over that yawning gulf.
From the guardian.co.uk
But, then, Miss Manners supposes that a truly alert person would not be yawning.
From the stltoday.com
However, the physiology of yawning seems to offer a bit of cover on this point.
From the dailyherald.com
The next moment, we were yawning over the silly steps of a manufactured sprint.
From the sacbee.com
It appears the Georgians fell into the yawning trap set for them by the Russians.
From the time.com
On the contrary, a couple of MTSU players appeared to be on the verge of yawning.
From the tennessean.com
Its projected $100m a year in taxes will help plug the state's yawning deficit.
From the economist.com
We shouldn't be too hard on a therapist who has a yawning fit while in session.
From the well.blogs.nytimes.com
- An involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom; "he could not suppress a yawn"; "the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop"; "he apologized for his oscitancy"
- Utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired; "The child yawned during the long performance"
- Gape: be wide open; "the deep gaping canyon"
- (yawning) gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something; "the yawning mine shaft"; "a yawning abyss"
- (yawning) with the mouth wide open indicating boredom or sleepiness; "a yawning congregation"
- A yawn (from the Middle English yanen, an alteration of yonen or yenen, which in turn comes from the Old English geonian), is a reflex of simultaneous inhalation of air and stretching of the eardrums, followed by exhalation of breath. ...
- (Yawning (fish)) The yawning, Poromitra oscitans, is a fish of the family Melamphaidae, found in tropical and subtropical waters of the indo-Pacific region.
- The action of yawning; opening the mouth widely and taking a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired; A particularly boring event; To open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired and sometimes accompanied by pandiculation; To present an ...
- (yawning) The action of the verb yawn; That yawns or yawn; Wide open
