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Meanings of yawn in English

Portuguese
bocejo
Catalan
badall
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An involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom.

        bocejo
        Russian
        зевание
        Portuguese
        bocejo
        Spanish
        bostezar
        Catalan
        badall
        Wikidata

        Reflex.

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                зевание
                Portuguese
                bocejar

                Be wide open.

                      bocejar
                      Usage of yawn in English
                      1
                      Despite the yawn, Cincinnatus thought he knew why she asked that question.
                      American empire: blood and iron
                      2
                      Unfortunately, the course was as yawn-producing as writing in school had been.
                      The Irish Times
                      3
                      A general yawn went the round of the loungers about the fire.
                      The Log of a Cowboy: A Narrative of the Old Trail Days
                      4
                      What's wrong that a message wouldn't do? Seregil asked with a yawn.
                      Casket of Souls
                      5
                      I saw you trying to hide a yawn not ten minutes ago.'
                      Dating the rebel tycoon
                      6
                      In most cases these were long-winded, pointless, and yawn-provoking attempts at writing.
                      Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination
                      7
                      Then he surprised himself in the middle of another yawn-andhalted abruptly.
                      The Market-Place
                      8
                      In the City, the growth figures were a bit of a yawn.
                      The Guardian
                      9
                      The light went on, and the garage door started to yawn open.
                      Watch them die
                      10
                      Five fingers splayed and relaxed and so managed to express a yawn.
                      The story of edgar sawtelle
                      11
                      Mrs. Fotheringham threw herself back in her chair with a little yawn.
                      The Testing of Diana Mallory
                      12
                      He stifled another yawn before beginning, and played in a mechanical way.
                      Maurice Guest
                      13
                      The bleached men began to yawn, the medicated women to slip away.
                      Trail's End
                      14
                      She lowered the magazine and stifled a yawn-butnot a real one.
                      The Prince of Graustark
                      15
                      Pashka looked over my shoulder at the belfry and gave a yawn.
                      The Schoolmistress, and Other Stories
                      16
                      Enoch rose with a yawn and knocked the ashes from his pipe.
                      The Enchanted Canyon
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                      Translations for yawn
                      Catalan
                      badall
                      Yawn through the time
                      Yawn across language varieties
                      United Kingdom
                      Common
                      United States of America
                      Common