yawn
21yawn — 1) n something extremely boring, dull or unin spiring. A colloquial term, particularly prevalent in middle class usage. It is either a noun, as in the film was a total yawn or an interjection, as in they took us round the exhibition yawn! . A… …
22yawn — 1 verb (I) 1 to open your mouth wide and breathe in deeply, usually because you are tired, or bored: The boy stretched and yawned. 2 to be or become wide open: a yawning hole (+ open): The pit yawned open in front of them. | yawning gap/gulf: the …
23yawn — [OE] Yawn goes back ultimately to the Indo European base *ghei , *ghi , which also produced Greek kháskein ‘gape’ (a close relative of English chasm [17]) and Latin hiāre ‘gape, yawn’ (source of English hiatus [16]). The base passed into… …
24Yawn — Involuntary opening of the mouth, often caused by suggestion. Yawning is characterized by breathing first inward, then outward. Repeated yawning is often a sign of drowsiness. It may also sometimes be a sign of depression. * * * 1. To gape. 2. An …
25Yawn — Saying the word yawn in place of yawning. Used to signify your level of boredness with a situation. 1: And now I ll show you my collection of woolen jumpers. 2: Oh, c mon! Yawn! …
26Yawn — Saying the word yawn in place of yawning. Used to signify your level of boredness with a situation. 1: And now I ll show you my collection of woolen jumpers. 2: Oh, c mon! Yawn! …
27yawn — /jɔn / (say yawn) verb (i) 1. to open the mouth involuntarily with a prolonged, deep intake of breath, as from drowsiness or weariness. 2. to open wide like a mouth. 3. to extend or stretch wide, as an open (and usually deep) space. –verb (t) 4.… …
28yawn — Noun. Something that is very boring. E.g. Amanda s boyfriend is obsessed with football, he s such a yawn. Informal …
29yawn — [jɔːn] verb [I] to open your mouth wide and take a big breath, because you are tired or bored yawn noun [C] …
30yawn — v. & n. v. 1 intr. (as a reflex) open the mouth wide and inhale esp. when sleepy or bored. 2 intr. (of a chasm etc.) gape, be wide open. 3 tr. utter or say with a yawn. n. 1 an act of yawning. 2 colloq. a boring or tedious idea, activity, etc.… …
