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yawning

noun

  1. The act of involuntarily opening mouth wide
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adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈjɔːnɪŋ/

adj

  1. That yawns or yawn.

    yawning commuters

  2. Wide open.

    a yawning chasm; the shark's yawning jaws

    That experience really taught me something. That deep down inside, I am broken, and that I'm using work to plaster over some yawning gap within myself.

noun

  1. The action of the verb yawn.

    Her vivacity appeared as graceful as it was buoyant; her gay spirit seemed the musical overflowings of youth and happiness; her eye and cheek brightened together; and her sweet glad laugh was as catching as yawning.

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of yawn