| NOUN | act | yawning, yawn, oscitance, oscitancy | an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth |
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| ADJECTIVE | all | yawning | gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something |
| all | yawning | with the mouth wide open indicating boredom or sleepiness | |
| all | yawning, drowsy, oscitant | showing lack of attention or boredom |
| Sounds | yao'nihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something. | |
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| Broader | open | affording free passage or access |
| Spanish | grande | |
| Meaning | With the mouth wide open indicating boredom or sleepiness. | |
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| Example | "a yawning congregation" | |
| Broader | open, opened | Used of mouth or eyes |
| Meaning | showing lack of attention or boredom. | |
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| Example | "the yawning congregation" | |
| Synonyms | drowsy, oscitant | |
| Broader | inattentive | showing a lack of attention or care |
| Spanish | aburrido, soñoliento | |
| Catalan | avorrit, ensonyat, ensopit, somnolent | |
| Meaning | An involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom. | |
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| Example | "the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop" | |
| Synonyms | yawn, 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 |
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