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There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb yawn, two of which are labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, ...
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There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun yawn. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is ...
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​[intransitive] to open your mouth wide and breathe in deeply through it, usually because you are tired or bored. He stood up, stretched and yawned.
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What does the adjective yawning mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective yawning. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage ...
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There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective yawn-mouthed. See 'Meaning & use' for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is ...
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There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun yawning, one of which is labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, ...
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The earliest known use of the adjective yawny is in the 1800s. yawny is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: yawn n., yawn v.
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