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  1. yawn:


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Detailed Synonyms for yawn in English

yawn:

to yawn verb (yawns, yawned, yawning)

  1. to yawn
    to yawn; to gawp; to gawk
    • yawn verb (yawns, yawned, yawning)
    • gawp verb (gawps, gawped, gawping)
    • gawk verb (gawks, gawked, gawking)
    to gape
    – be wide open 1
    • gape verb (gapes, gaped, gaping)
      • the deep gaping canyon1
  2. to yawn
    – utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired 1
    to yawn
    – utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired 1
    • yawn verb (yawns, yawned, yawning)
      • The child yawned during the long performance1
  3. to yawn
    – be wide open 1
    to yawn; to gape; yaw
    – be wide open 1
    • yawn verb (yawns, yawned, yawning)
    • gape verb (gapes, gaped, gaping)
      • the deep gaping canyon1
    • yaw verb

Conjugations for yawn:

present
  1. yawn
  2. yawn
  3. yawns
  4. yawn
  5. yawn
  6. yawn
simple past
  1. yawned
  2. yawned
  3. yawned
  4. yawned
  5. yawned
  6. yawned
present perfect
  1. have yawned
  2. have yawned
  3. has yawned
  4. have yawned
  5. have yawned
  6. have yawned
past continuous
  1. was yawning
  2. were yawning
  3. was yawning
  4. were yawning
  5. were yawning
  6. were yawning
future
  1. shall yawn
  2. will yawn
  3. will yawn
  4. shall yawn
  5. will yawn
  6. will yawn
continuous present
  1. am yawning
  2. are yawning
  3. is yawning
  4. are yawning
  5. are yawning
  6. are yawning
subjunctive
  1. be yawned
  2. be yawned
  3. be yawned
  4. be yawned
  5. be yawned
  6. be yawned
diverse
  1. yawn!
  2. let's yawn!
  3. yawned
  4. yawning
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

yawn [the ~] noun

  1. the yawn
    the yawn
  2. the yawn
    – an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom 1
    the yawn; the yawning; the oscitancy; the oscitance
    – an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom 1
    • yawn [the ~] noun
      • he could not suppress a yawn1
    • yawning [the ~] noun
      • the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop1
    • oscitancy [the ~] noun
      • he apologized for his oscitancy1
    • oscitance [the ~] noun

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Related Definitions for "yawn":

  1. an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom1
    • he could not suppress a yawn1
  2. utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired1
    • The child yawned during the long performance1
  3. be wide open1