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Synonyms for yawn
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Princeton's WordNet
yawn, yawning, oscitance, oscitancyverb
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"
yawnverb
utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
"The child yawned during the long performance"
gape, yawn, yawverb
be wide open
"the deep gaping canyon"
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How to use yawn in a sentence?
I’d rather have people hiss than yawn.
A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn it can be stabbed to death by a joke or worried to death by a frown on the right person's brow.
The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing.
Foreign eye liners or mascaras stay on even after get into water, but domestic products make raccoon eyes even with just a yawn.
The Comey issue is kind of a yawn, i don't think most people really care about it, to be honest with you. I think regular voters just don't care.
Translations for yawn
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- تَثَاؤُب, تَثَاءَبَ, تثاءبArabic
- əsnəməkAzerbaijani
- зяўну́ць, пазяхну́ць, пазяха́ць, зява́цьBelarusian
- зея́, прозявамBulgarian
- হাই, হাই তোলাBengali
- badall, badallarCatalan, Valencian
- zívnutí, zívnout, zívat, zíváníCzech
- cegrythu, dylyfu gênWelsh
- gabe, gabDanish
- GähnenGerman
- χασμουρητό, χασμουριέμαιGreek
- oscedi, oscedoEsperanto
- bostezar, abrirse, bostezoSpanish
- haigutama, haigutusEstonian
- ahozabalkada, aharrausi, aharrausi eginBasque
- خمیازه کشیدن, فاژه, خمیازهPersian
- haukotus, haukotella, ammottaa, haukotteluFinnish
- geispaFaroese
- bâillement, bâiller, béerFrench
- méanfach, lig, déanIrish
- mèaranScottish Gaelic
- פִּהוּק, פִּהֵקHebrew
- जंभनाHindi
- ásítás, ásítHungarian
- հորանջ, հորանջելArmenian
- menguap, kuapIndonesian
- geispi, geispaIcelandic
- sbadigliare, sbadiglioItalian
- 欠伸Japanese
- მთქნარებაGeorgian
- есінеуKazakh
- ស្ងាបKhmer
- 하품, 하품하다Korean
- باوێشک, باوێشک لێدانKurdish
- эстөөKyrgyz
- dehīscō, oscitō, hiō, oscitātiōLatin
- ຫາວLao
- žiovauti, žiovulysLithuanian
- žāvas, žāvātiesLatvian
- зева, проѕевка, се проѕева, зевMacedonian
- menguapMalayalam
- эвшээхMongolian
- uap, kuapMalay
- သမ်းBurmese
- gjespeNorwegian
- geeuwen, gaap, geeuw, gapenDutch
- ziewnąć, ziewać, ziewaniePolish
- bocejo, bocejarPortuguese
- hanyayQuechua
- susdarRomansh
- deschide, cascaRomanian
- зево́к, зева́ние, зева́ть, зево́та, зевну́ть, зия́тьRussian
- cascare, cascŕiSardinian
- зијевати, zev, zijevati, зев, zijev, zevati, зијев, зеватиSerbo-Croatian
- zívnuť, zívaťSlovak
- zehatiSlovene
- hap gojënAlbanian
- gäspning, gäspa, gäspSwedish
- -piga miayo, -enda miayo, miayoSwahili
- ఆవులింత, ఆవులించుTelugu
- хамёза кашиданTajik
- หาวThai
- pallamakTurkmen
- esnemekTurkish
- иснәүTatar
- ئەسنىمەكUyghur, Uighur
- зіва́ти, позіха́ти, зівну́ти, позіхну́тиUkrainian
- esnamoqUzbek
- ngápVietnamese
- cavönVolapük
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