What are some opposite words for yawning?
Antonyms for yawningyawn·ing
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term yawning.
Princeton's WordNet
yawn, yawning, oscitance, oscitancyadjective
an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom
"he could not suppress a yawn"; "the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop"; "he apologized for his oscitancy"
yawningadjective
gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something
"the yawning mine shaft"; "a yawning abyss"
Antonyms:
closed, shut, attentiveSynonyms:
oscitant, drowsy, yawning(a)yawningadjective
with the mouth wide open indicating boredom or sleepiness
"a yawning congregation"
Antonyms:
closed, attentive, shutSynonyms:
oscitant, drowsy, yawning(a)drowsy, oscitant, yawning(a)adjective
showing lack of attention or boredom
"the yawning congregation"
How to use yawning in a sentence?
I was even thinking during the match that some of you guys stayed... I heard somebody was yawning though sometimes during the match, i'm sorry, I thought it was quite an exciting match.
It’s like when you’re hanging out with somebody and that person starts yawning — within a couple seconds you’re doing the same thing, mirror neurons are there because they’re a bonding tool. They’re supposed to help bring us together. But in the case of stress, well, they cause problems.
I have to keep you people entertained and awake, have you seen Hillary Clinton using a teleprompter …. People starting yawning. It’s a disaster.
Miyamoto Musashi, The Book of Five Rings:
There is infection in everything. Even sleepiness can be infectious, and yawning can be infectious. There is even the infection of a time.
He's moving now, he's opening his eyes, he's yawning, he's coughing, he's moving his hands, he's moving his legs, what a miraculous turnaround.
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