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# yawn

verb (yawn, yawns, yawned, yawning); noun (a yawn, yawns)

«yawn» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To yawn means to open your mouth very wide and breathe in deeply, usually because you are tired or bored. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yawn/#m1)
2. A yawn is the act of yawning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yawn/#m2)
3. Something boring can be called «a yawn». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yawn/#m3)
4. A yawning gap or hole is very wide and open. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yawn/#m4)

### In the lessons

In science, yawning is a reflex; it is catching (contagious): seeing someone yawn often makes you yawn too, even dogs. In everyday manners, cover your mouth when you yawn. In stories a yawn shows a character is tired or bored. Phrases: «stifle a yawn», «a yawning gap», «what a yawn».

### Examples

- I yawned all through the long film. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yawn/#x1)
- Cover your mouth when you yawn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yawn/#x2)
- When Dad yawned, we all started yawning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yawn/#x3)
- The baby gave a big yawn and fell asleep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yawn/#x4)
- She tried to stifle a yawn in assembly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yawn/#x5)
- The cat yawned and showed its sharp teeth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yawn/#x6)
- That boring speech was a real yawn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yawn/#x7)
- A yawning hole opened in the road after the flood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yawn/#x8)
- Then the little Tsar rose upon his feet, stretched himself, and yawned. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yawn/#x9)

### Note

Regular verb: «yawned». Pronounced YAWN (rhymes with «dawn»). Yawning is not always about sleepiness; it can happen with boredom, nerves or seeing others yawn.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «yawn» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yawn/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«yawn» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yawn.html) on Mova free.