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  1. 1. v. i. To open the mouth involuntarily through drowsiness, dullness, or fatigue; to gape; to oscitate. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. i. To open wide; to gape, as if to allow the entrance or exit of anything. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. i. To open the mouth, or to gape, through surprise or bewilderment. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. i. To be eager; to desire to swallow anything; to express desire by yawning; as, to yawn for fat livings. Source: opted
  5. 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. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. The act of opening wide, or of gaping. Source: opted
  7. 7. n. A chasm, mouth, or passageway. Source: opted
  8. 8. n. an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom Source: wordnet
  9. 9. v. utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired Source: wordnet
  10. 10. v. be wide open Source: wordnet
  11. 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 Source: ecdict

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