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- Dictionaryyawning/ˈjɔːnɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. (of an opening or space) very large and wide: "the yawning entrance of the cave"
noun
- 1. the reflex action of opening the mouth wide and inhaling deeply due to tiredness or boredom: "yawning is so contagious that we only need to read about it to want to yawn ourselves"
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YAWNING definition: 1. used to describe a difference or amount that is extremely large and difficult to reduce: 2. A…. Learn more.
YAWNING definition: being or standing wide open; gaping | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples
1. : wide open : cavernous. a yawning hole. yawning gaps in the plot. 2. : showing fatigue or boredom by yawns. a yawning audience. yawningly. ˈyȯ-niŋ-lē. adverb. Examples of yawning in a Sentence.
YAWN definition: 1. to open the mouth wide and take a lot of air into the lungs and slowly send it out, usually when…. Learn more.
If you yawn, you open your mouth very wide and breathe in more air than usual, often when you are tired or when you are not interested in something. She yawned, and stretched lazily. [VERB] They looked bored and yawned at the speeches. [VERB] Yawn is also a noun. Rosanna stifled a huge yawn.
Yawning is what happens when you reflexively open your mouth wide, inhale, and exhale again. Most yawning is caused by sleepiness or extreme boredom. Use the word yawning for actual yawning — or to mean "wide open."
Yawning definition: being or standing wide open; gaping. See examples of YAWNING used in a sentence.
yawning in American English. (ˈjɔnɪŋ) adjective. 1. being or standing wide open; gaping. the yawning mouth of a cave. 2. indicating by yawns one's weariness or indifference. The lecturer was oblivious to his yawning audience.
noun. 1. : gap, cavity. 2. : an opening of the mouth wide while taking a deep breath often as an involuntary reaction to fatigue or boredom.
YAWNING meaning: 1. used to describe a difference or amount that is extremely large and difficult to reduce: 2. A…. Learn more.
