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yawning — yawning; yawning·ly; … English syllables
yawning — index open (unclosed), penetrable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Yawning — Yawn Yawn (y[add]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Yawned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Yawning}.] [OE. yanien, [yogh]anien, ganien, gonien, AS. g[=a]nian; akin to ginian to yawn, g[=i]nan to yawn, open wide, G. g[ a]hnen to yawn, OHG. gin[=e]n, gein[=o]n, Icel.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
yawning — I noun an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom he could not suppress a yawn the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop he apologized for his oscitancy • Syn: ↑yawn,… … Useful english dictionary
yawning — adjective Date: before 12th century 1. wide open ; cavernous < a yawning hole > < yawning gaps in the plot > 2. showing fatigue or boredom by yawns < a yawning audience > • yawningly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
yawning — yawningly, adv. /yaw ning/, adj. 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. [bef. 900; ME; OE geniendum. See… … Universalium
yawning — 1. noun The action of the verb yawn. 2. adjective a) That yawns or yawn. yawning commuters b) Wide open. a yawning chasm … Wiktionary
Yawning — The involuntary opening of the mouth with respiration, breathing first inward, then outward. Yawning is often caused by suggestion. Repeated yawning is commonly a sign of drowsiness. It can also sometimes be a sign of depression. * * * The act of … Medical dictionary
yawning — adj. Yawning is used with these nouns: ↑chasm, ↑gap, ↑gulf, ↑hole … Collocations dictionary
yawning — adjective a yawning hole where the door once was Syn: gaping, wide open, wide, cavernous, deep; huge, great, big … Thesaurus of popular words
