yawning

YAW-ning/ˈjɔnɪŋ/

Noun pluralyawnings

4 meanings of yawning

1
verb
Present participle and gerund of yawn. Use it for the action happening now or as the name of the action.
The baby kept yawning all through dinner.
She was yawning during the long, boring meeting.
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2
adjectivefiguratively
Open very wide and deep, like a big hole or gap.
Like the wide open mouth of a deep cave.
A yawning hole opened in the road after the heavy rain.
They peered into the yawning gap between the two cliffs.
Similargaping, cavernous, vast, wide
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3
nouncountable or uncountable
The act of opening your mouth wide and breathing in, often when tired or bored.
His constant yawning showed just how tired he was.
Yawning spread around the room during the dull speech.
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4
adjective
Opening the mouth wide and breathing in deeply, the way a tired or bored person does.
The yawning toddler rubbed her eyes and reached for her blanket.
Yawning passengers filed slowly off the overnight train.

yawn, verb: To open your mouth wide and take a deep breath, often when you are tired or bored. Full entry

Forms: yawnyawns he/she/ityawning -ing formyawned past tense, past participle
Spelling: yawn → yawning: add -ing

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