wikipedia|Yawn
Image:Bristol.zoo.lion.yawns.arp.jpg|thumb|right|A lion yawning.
English

Pronunciation
w:AHD|AHD: yôn
w:IPA|IPA: /j��n/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /jO:n/
audio|en-us-yawn.ogg|Audio (US)

:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��n|-��n

Etymology
Old English Ä¡inian

Verb
en-verb

1. to open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired.
2. to present an opening that appears able to swallow one up, literally or metaphorically:

#:The canyon yawns as it has done for millions of years, and we stand looking, dumbstruck.
#:Death yawned before us, and I hit the brakes.

Translations

Czech: zívnout (just once), zívat (continuously or repeatedly)
Dutch: geeuwen
Finnish: haukotella
French: bâiller
German: gähnen
Japanese: 欠伸�� (�����, akubi suru)
mid
Korean: ���� (hapum-hada)
Kurdish: KUchar|با��شک ��دا�
Portuguese: bocejar
Slovenian: zehati
Spanish: bostezar
Swedish: gäspa
Telugu: �వ�లి��� (aavuliMchu)
Ukrainian: поз��а�и

Noun
yawn (plural: yawns)

1. defn|English

Translations

Chinese: �欠 h�qian
Czech: zívnutí n, zívání n
Dutch: geeuw m
Finnish: haukotus
French: bâillement
German: Gähnen n
Italian: sbadiglio n
mid
Japanese: 欠伸 (���, akubi)
Korean: �� (hapum)
Kurdish: KUchar|با��شک
Portuguese: bocejo m
Spanish: bostezo m
Swedish: gäspning c, gäsp c
Telugu: �వ�లి�త (aavuliMta)

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