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Look up: YAWN

  1. yawn
    [n] - an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth 2. [v] - utter a yawn
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Yawn
    Yawn: Involuntary opening of the mouth, often caused by suggestion. Yawning is characterized by breathing first inward, then outward. Repeated yawning is often a sign of drowsiness. It may also sometimes be a sign of depression.
    Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.

  3. Yawn
    Yawn (yan) intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Yawned ; present participle & verbal noun Yawning .] [ Middle English yanien , ʒanien , ganien , ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/Y/2

  4. Yawn
    Yawn noun 1. An involuntary act, excited by drowsiness, etc., consisting of a deep and long inspiration following several successive attempts at inspiration, the mouth, fauces, etc., being wide open. « One person yawning in company will prod...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/Y/2

  5. yawn
    1. To open the mouth involuntarily through drowsiness, dullness, or fatigue; to gape; to oscitate. 'The lazy, yawning drone.' 'And while above he spends his breath, The yawning audience nod beneath.' (Trumbull) ... 2. To open wide; to gape, as if to allow the entrance or exit of anything. ''t is now...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  6. yawn
    yawning noun 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`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  7. Yawn
    • (v. i.) To open the mouth involuntarily through drowsiness, dullness, or fatigue; to gape; to oscitate. • (n.) A chasm, mouth, or passageway. • (v. i.) To open the mouth, or to gape, through surprise or bewilderment. • (n.) The act of opening wide, or of gaping. • (v. i.) ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  8. yawn
    yawn Often an honest opinion openly expressed. Dictionary sources of information: Dictionaries and Lexicons, Part One; Dictionaries and Lexicons, Part Two.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  9. yawn
    yawn, yawning, yawned 1. An involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom. 2. Utter a yawn; as from a lack of oxygen or when tired or bored. 3. To open the mouth wide with a deep inhalation, usually involuntarily because of drowsiness, fatigue, or ...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  10. yawn
    open the mouth in an expression of sleepiness
    Found on http://www.eslgold.com/acad_vocab_defini

  11. Yawn
    Yawn is slang for something boring, dull, uninspiring.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  12. Yawn
    Yawn is slang for something boring, dull, uninspiring.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  13. yawn
    Type: Term Pronunciation: yawn Definitions: 1. To gape. 2. An involuntary opening of the mouth, usually accompanied by inspiration; it may be a sign of drowsiness or of vital depression, as after hemorrhage, but is often caused by suggestion.
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  14. Yawn
    A `yawn` is a reflex of simultaneous inhalation of air and stretching of the eardrums, followed by exhalation of breath. `Pandiculation` is the act of yawning and stretching simultaneously.<ref name=pandiculate>http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=4752 MedOnline.net, "pandi...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yawn



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12 February 2012

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