Thesaurus: yawn

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1. v. i. To open the mouth involuntarily through drowsiness, dullness, or fatigue; to gape; to oscitate.
2. v. i. To open wide; to gape, as if to allow the entrance or exit of anything.
3. v. i. To open the mouth, or to gape, through surprise or bewilderment.
4. v. i. To be eager; to desire to swallow anything; to express desire by yawning; as, to yawn for fat livings.
5. n. An involuntary act, excited by drowsiness, etc., consisting of a deep and long inspiration following several successive attempts at inspiration, the mouth, fauces, etc., being wide open.
6. n. The act of opening wide, or of gaping.
7. n. A chasm, mouth, or passageway.
8. n. an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom
9. v. utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
10. v. be wide open
11. n:25/v:75 n. an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom v. utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired