English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Result for Yawn

Yawn (v. i.)
To open the mouth involuntarily through drowsiness, dullness, or fatigue; to gape; to oscitate.
Yawn (v. i.)
To open wide; to gape, as if to allow the entrance or exit of anything.
Yawn (v. i.)
To open the mouth, or to gape, through surprise or bewilderment.
Yawn (v. i.)
To be eager; to desire to swallow anything; to express desire by yawning; as, to yawn for fat livings.
Yawn (n.)
An involuntary act, excited by drowsiness, etc., consisting of a deep and long inspiration following several successive attempts at inspiration, the mouth, fauces, etc., being wide open.
Yawn (n.)
The act of opening wide, or of gaping.
Yawn (n.)
A chasm, mouth, or passageway.