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yawning
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Adjective
  • showing lack of attention or boredom
    • the yawning congregation
  • with the mouth wide open indicating boredom or sleepiness
    • a yawning congregation
  • gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something
    • the yawning mine shaft
    • a yawning abyss
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
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