An involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom.
1 Despite the yawn , Cincinnatus thought he knew why she asked that question.
2 Unfortunately, the course was as yawn - producing as writing in school had been.
3 A general yawn went the round of the loungers about the fire.
4 What's wrong that a message wouldn't do? Seregil asked with a yawn .
5 I saw you trying to hide a yawn not ten minutes ago.'
6 In most cases these were long-winded, pointless, and yawn - provoking attempts at writing.
7 Then he surprised himself in the middle of another yawn - and halted abruptly.
8 In the City, the growth figures were a bit of a yawn .
9 The light went on, and the garage door started to yawn open.
10 Five fingers splayed and relaxed and so managed to express a yawn .
11 Mrs. Fotheringham threw herself back in her chair with a little yawn .
12 He stifled another yawn before beginning, and played in a mechanical way.
13 The bleached men began to yawn , the medicated women to slip away.
14 She lowered the magazine and stifled a yawn - but not a real one.
15 Pashka looked over my shoulder at the belfry and gave a yawn .
16 Enoch rose with a yawn and knocked the ashes from his pipe.
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