# yawned

Pronunciation: say "YAWND" US /jɔnd/, UK /jɔːnd/, AUS /joːnd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of yawn. — simple past and past participle of yawn
   - Simple: Past tense of yawn. Use this form for the opening of the mouth that already happened.
   - _He yawned widely as the meeting dragged into its third hour._
   - _By midnight the children had yawned a dozen times._

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