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noun (plural: yawns)
- (defn, English)
Translations: - Dutch: geeuw
- French: bí¢illement
- German: Gí¤hnen
- Italian: sbadiglio
- Spanish: bostezo
verb
- to open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired.
- 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: - Dutch: geeuwen
- French: bí¢iller
- German: gí¤hnen
- Spanish: bostezar
Etymology: Old English Äinian
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