yawn

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yawn (enc)

Noun	1.	yawn - 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 ostinancy" yawning, oscitance, oscitancy pandiculation - yawning and stretching (as when first waking up) inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, unconditioned reflex - an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
Verb	1.	yawn - utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired; "The child yawned during the long performance" breathe, take a breath, suspire, respire - draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring"
	2.	yawn - be wide open; "the deep gaping canyon" yaw, gape be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"

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