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| yawning | |
| 1. n. The action of the verb yawn. |  |
| 2. adj. That yawns or yawn. | |
| yawning commuters | |
| 3. adj. (figuratively) Wide open. | |
| a yawning chasm; the shark's yawning jaws | |
| yawn | |
| 1. v. To open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored, and sometimes accompanied by pandiculation. | |
| I could see my students yawning, so I knew the lesson was boring them. | |
| 2. v. To say while yawning. | |
| 3. v. To present a wide opening. | |
| The canyon yawns as it has done for millions of years, and we stand looking, dumbstruck. | |
| Death yawned before us, and I hit the brakes. | |
| 4. v. (obsolete) To open the mouth, or to gape, through surprise or bewilderment. | |
| 5. v. (obsolete) To be eager; to desire to swallow anything; to express desire by yawning. | |
| to yawn for fat livings | |
| 6. n. The action of yawning; opening the mouth widely and taking a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored. | |
| 7. n. (colloquial) A particularly boring event. | |
| The slideshow we sat through was such a yawn. I was glad when it finished. | |
