Word: yawning
To open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored, and sometimes accompanied by pandiculation. Example: I could see my students yawning, so I knew the lesson was boring them.
To say while yawning.
To present a wide opening. Example: Death yawned before us, and I hit the brakes.
To open the mouth, or to gape, through surprise or bewilderment.
To be eager; to desire to swallow anything; to express desire by yawning. Example: to yawn for fat livings
The action of the verb yawn.
That yawns or yawn. Example: yawning commuters
Wide open. Example: a yawning chasm; the shark's yawning jaws
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