YAWN

Pronunciation (US):

• YAWN (noun)
  The noun YAWN has 1 sense:

1. an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom

  Familiarity information: YAWN used as a noun is very rare.

• YAWN (verb)
  The verb YAWN has 2 senses:

1. utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
2. be wide open

  Familiarity information: YAWN used as a verb is rare.

• YAWN (noun)

Meaning:

An involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

yawn; yawning; oscitance; oscitancy

Context examples:

he could not suppress a yawn / the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop / he apologized for his oscitancy

Hypernyms ("yawn" is a kind of...):

inborn reflex; innate reflex; instinctive reflex; physiological reaction; reflex; unconditioned reflex (an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "yawn"):

pandiculation (yawning and stretching (as when first waking up))

• YAWN (verb)

Meaning:

Utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Context example:

The child yawned during the long performance

Hypernyms (to "yawn" is one way to...):

breathe; respire; suspire; take a breath (draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Meaning:

Be wide open

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

yaw; gape; yawn

Context example:

the deep gaping canyon

Hypernyms (to "yawn" is one way to...):

be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))

Sentence frame:

Something ----s