yawn
🇺🇸
/jɔːn/
🇬🇧
/jɔːn/
intransitive verb
R
to open your mouth wide and take a deep breath, usually when tired or bored
After the long class, she couldn't help but yawn.
R
to be very wide and deep, like a big opening
A deep hole seemed to yawn in front of them.
noun
R
the act of opening your mouth wide and breathing in deeply
He tried to hide his yawn during the boring talk.
R
something very boring or uninteresting
The long speech was a real yawn for everyone.
translation
to open your mouth wide and take a deep breath, usually when tired or bored; to be very wide and deep, like a big opening
the act of opening your mouth wide and breathing in deeply; something very boring or uninteresting
Word Forms
Past
yawned
Progressive
yawning
3rd Present
yawns
Plural
yawns
Perfect
yawned