to yawn
Third Person
yawns
Present Participle
yawning
Past Tense
yawned
Past Participle
yawned
1
to unexpectedly open one's mouth wide and deeply breathe in because of being bored or tired
- As the lecture dragged on, students began to yawn in boredom.
- Feeling exhausted, she couldn't help but yawn during the long meeting.
- The monotonous presentation made the audience yawn uncontrollably.
- Tired from the long journey, the passengers started to yawn.
- She yawned loudly, not able to hide her exhaustion.
2
to be exceptionally large or wide, often in a way that appears open or gaping
- The canyon yawned before them, stretching for miles in both directions.
- The gap between the two buildings yawned, too wide to cross without a bridge.
- The vast desert yawned endlessly under the hot sun.
- The wide river yawned between the two banks, stretching out like a sea.
- The cave’s entrance yawned before them, dark and mysterious.