yawning — ozdic

Collocations

5

ADJ.

all, over

VERB + YAWNING

am, couldn't, heard, help, keep, look, mouth, said

YAWNING + NOUN

chasm, commuters, gap, jaws, myself, shark's

PREP.

from, in, through, within

ADV.

already

Definitions

noun

1

The action of the verb yawn.

Her vivacity appeared as graceful as it was buoyant; her gay spirit seemed the musical overflowings of youth and happiness; her eye and cheek brightened together; and her sweet glad laugh was as catching as yawning.

adj

1

That yawns or yawn.

yawning commuters

2

Wide open.

a yawning chasm; the shark's yawning jaws

That experience really taught me something. That deep down inside, I am broken, and that I'm using work to plaster over some yawning gap within myself.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth

yawn
oscitance
oscitancy

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

Her vivacity appeared as graceful as it was buoyant; her gay spirit seemed the musical overflowings of youth and happiness; her eye and cheek brightened together; and her sweet glad laugh was as catch

Wiktionary

02

yawning commuters

Wiktionary

03

a yawning chasm; the shark's yawning jaws

Wiktionary

04

That experience really taught me something. That deep down inside, I am broken, and that I'm using work to plaster over some yawning gap within myself.

Wiktionary

05

You should have seen yourself, yawning all through the meeting.

Tatoeba · #64335

06

Every time I looked at him, he was yawning.

Tatoeba · #307803

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, yawning is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.