| Yawn (yawn) |
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| v. i. | (y***add]n) |
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| Yawn |
[imp. *** p.
p. Yawned (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Yawning.] [OE. yanien, &yogh]anien,
ganien, gonien, AS. g nian; akin to
ginian to yawn, g[ |
To open the mouth involuntarily through
drowsiness, dullness, or fatigue; to gape; to oscitate.
To open wide; to gape, as if to allow the
entrance or exit of anything.
To open the mouth, or to gape, through
surprise or bewilderment.
To be eager; to desire to swallow anything;
to express desire by yawning; as, to yawn for fat
livings.
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An
involuntary act, excited by drowsiness, etc., consisting of a deep and
long inspiration following several successive attempts at inspiration,
the mouth, fauces, etc., being wide open.
The act of opening wide, or of
gaping.
A chasm, mouth, or passageway.
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