yawn

Nouns

• (n) 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
  yawning, oscitance, oscitancy,

Verbs

• (v) utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
  • The child yawned during the long performance
• (v) be wide open
  • the deep gaping canyon
  yaw, gape,

Synonyms

Words of close approximity