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to yawn
01
to unexpectedly open one's mouth wide and deeply breathe in because of being bored or tired
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
yawn
3rd person singular
yawns
Present participle
yawning
Past simple
yawned
Past participle
yawned
Examples
As the lecture dragged on, students began to yawn in boredom.
02
to be exceptionally large or wide, often in a way that appears open or gaping
Intransitive
Examples
The canyon yawned before them, stretching for miles in both directions.
Yawn
