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Definitions for Yawning

[1] being or standing wide open; gaping: the yawning mouth of a cave.
[2] indicating by yawns one's weariness or indifference: The lecturer was oblivious to his yawning audience.
[3] to open the mouth somewhat involuntarily with a prolonged, deep inhalation and sighing or heavy exhalation, as from drowsiness or boredom.
[4] to open wide like a mouth.
[5] to extend or stretch wide, as an open and deep space.
[6] to say with a yawn.
[7] Archaic . to open wide, or lay open, as if by yawning.
[8] an act or instance of yawning.
[9] an opening; open space; chasm.
[10] Also yawner. Informal . something so boring as to make one yawn: Critics say the new fashions are one big yawn.
[11] (intr) to open the mouth wide and take in air deeply, often as in involuntary reaction to tiredness, sleepiness, or boredom
[12] (tr) to express or utter while yawning
[13] (intr) to be open wide as if threatening to engulf (someone or something) the mine shaft yawned below
[14] the act or an instance of yawning

Words related to Yawning

gape, give, yaw, doze, yawp, spread, nap, part, sleep, snooze, gap, expand, divide, drowse

Words nearby Yawning

yawl-rigged, yawmeter, yawn, yawner, yawnful, yawning, yawnsome, yawny, yawp, yaws, yaxchilán

Origin of Yawning

before 900; Middle English yanen, yonen (v.), alteration of yenen, Old English ge(o)nian; akin to Old English gānian, ginan, Old Norse gīna, G gähnen, Latin hiāre (see hiatus), Greek chaínein to gape (see chasm)

Words that may be confused with Yawning

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, yawnyawn, yon

Other words from Yawning

yawn·ing·ly , adverb

Word origin for Yawning

Old English gionian; related to Old Saxon ginōn, Old High German ginēn to yawn, Old Norse gjā gap

Synonyms for Yawning

divide, doze, drowse, expand, gap, gape, give, nap, part, sleep, snooze, spread, yaw, yawp, fatigue catch flies