yawn

yawn · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To involuntarily open one's mouth wide and inhale deeply due to tiredness or boredom.

  2. 2.

    To be wide open; to gape.

  3. 3.

    [as noun]An act of yawning.

Related words

See also: bored, gape, sleep, tired
Synonyms: gape

Etymology

From Old English gānian ("to yawn, gape"), from Proto-Germanic gainōną.