to yawn
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- verb
- /jɔn/
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bostezar
- As the movie dragged on, she began to yawn loudly, showing her boredom.
They may as well have yawned right in my face.
- They may as well have yawned right in my face.
- In fact, Speaking of jinxes, when we yawn, do deaf people think we're screaming?
- But then when we yawn, it's in response to the brain being too warm.
- Yeah, sorry audio listeners, I was absolutely bored shitless so I yawned straight at Max's face.
- Frankly, I love watching Paul write Get Back while George and Ringo yawn at him.
- You can see them sort of stirring in their seat, kind of checking their phone, yawning, kind of staring away.
- The ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow Roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars.
- You're yawning a lot, Gab can't yawn.
Examples
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"Will I get there in time?" he asked, yawning, sitting up by the edge of the bed.
Fiction book (1991) -
The big kid getting suspended yawned, stretched, and stuck his feet out.
Fiction book (1990) -
But then when we yawn, it's in response to the brain being too warm.
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"I do need to learn more about dogs," she said, yawning back at him.
Fiction book (1991) -
The cat opened his eyes briefly, yawned, and went right back to sleep.
Fiction book (1990) -
Summer came, stretched, and yawned, and then it was early fall.
Fiction book (1991) -
Perrin dragged himself up, yawning, and dressed quickly in the early chill.
Fiction book (1991) -
"What's happening?" Leia asked, yawning as she sat down in the copilot's seat.
Fiction book (1991) -
The phone rang, and Meredith yawned lazily as she answered it.
Fiction book (1991) -
Spellbound, she watched, rubbing the sleep from her eyes and yawning into Charlie's fur.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
To open your mouth and breathe slowly because you feel tired or bored
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Etymology
Yawn comes from the same old English root gēonian meaning 'open the mouth', like the word gape, so to yawn is to open your mouth wide and breathe in when you feel tired or bored.