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yawn

(/j//O/n )

an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom(noun.act)

Example:
He could not suppress a yawn.
The yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop.

Synonym:
oscitance, oscitancy, yawning

source: wordnet30
An involuntary act, excited by drowsiness, etc., consisting of a deep and long inspiration following several successive attempts at inspiration, the mouth, fauces, etc., being wide open.(noun)

source: webster1913

utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired(verb.body)

Example:
The child yawned during the long performance.

source: wordnet30
be wide open(verb.stative)

Synonym:
gape, yaw

source: wordnet30
To open the mouth involuntarily through drowsiness, dullness, or fatigue; to gape; to oscitate.(verb)

source: webster1913

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