yawn
/jɔːn/
verb
- To open the mouth wide and inhale deeply, often because of tiredness or boredom.
- She couldn't stop yawning during the long meeting.
- He yawned loudly, covering his mouth with his hand.
- The baby yawned and fell asleep in her arms.
- To be wide open, like a gap or chasm.
- A deep crack yawned in the earth after the earthquake.
- The cave entrance yawned before them, dark and mysterious.
- A vast canyon yawned at the edge of the trail.
noun
- An act of opening the mouth wide and inhaling deeply, usually from tiredness or boredom.
- He tried to hide a yawn during the lecture.
- Her yawn was so big it made her eyes water.
- A yawn can be contagious among a group of people.
- Something that is very boring or uninteresting.
- The movie was a total yawn; I almost fell asleep.
- That history lesson was a yawn for most of the class.
- The party turned out to be a yawn, so we left early.