| VERB | body | yawn | utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired |
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| stative | yawn, gape, yaw | be wide open | |
| NOUN | act | yawn, yawning, oscitance, oscitancy | an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth |
| Sounds | yao'n | |
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| Rhymes | Amon ... woebegone: 34 rhymes with aon... | |
| Meaning | An involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom. | |
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| Synonyms | yawning, oscitance, oscitancy | |
| Narrower | pandiculation | yawning and stretching (as when first waking up) |
| Broader | reflex, reflex response, reflex action, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction | An automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus |
| Spanish | bostezo | |
| Catalan | badall | |
| Verbs | yawn | utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired |
| Meaning | Utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "The child yawned during the long performance" | |
| Broader | breathe, take a breath, respire, suspire | Draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs |
| Spanish | bostezar | |
| Catalan | badallar | |
| Nouns | yawn, yawning | an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth |
| yawner | a person who yawns | |
| Meaning | Be wide open. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonyms | gape, yaw | |
| Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
| Spanish | boquear, bostezar | |
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