Yawn

//jɔn//

Synonyms for "yawn" (62 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (13)

gape aperture boredom broaching cavity chasm check clearing cleft crack dehisce dehiscence disclosure

Strong matches (18)

doldrums doze drowse ennui fenestra fistula fontanel foramen gap gaping gat gulf hang open hiatus hole hollow inlet

Verb(1 words)

gape

Related words (31)

interval lacuna laying open leak nap opening opening up orifice oscitancy oscitate oscitation outlet pandiculation passageway pore slot snooze space split stoma

Show 7 more words

tedium the gapes throwing open uncorking unstopping yaw yawning

Noun(3 words)

oscitance oscitancy yawning

Verb(1 words)

yaw

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

10 relation types

More general

13 entries

breathe inborn reflex innate reflex instinctive reflex open physiological reaction reflex reflex action reflex response respire suspire take a breath unconditioned reflex

Antonyms

1 entries

awake

Synonyms

1 entries

gape

derived

10 entries

Technicolor yawn multicolour yawn yawn-sigh yawnable yawner yawnfest yawningly yawnless yawnsome yawny

has last_subevent

1 entries

close mouth

is a

3 entries

body movement exhalation reflex

manner of

1 entries

breathe

motivated by_goal

2 entries

sleepy tired

related to

55 entries

act action being being sleepy being tired bewilderment big big mouth bored bored expression boredom boring breath deep deep breath exhaling

Showing 16 of 55 words.

used for

1 entries

expressing boredom

Translations

315 translations across 132 languages.

Aklanon

1 entries

huy-ab verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Albanian

1 entries

hap gojën verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Ancient Greek

3 entries

χάσμη noun (the action of yawning)
χάσκω verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)
χασμάομαι verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Ao

1 entries

wa mesa (Chungli) verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Arabic

4 entries

تثاؤب noun (the action of yawning)
تَثَاؤُب noun (the action of yawning)
اتاوب verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)
اتثاوب verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Aragonese

2 entries

badallo noun (the action of yawning)
badallar verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Armenian

2 entries

հորանջ noun (the action of yawning)
հորանջել verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Aromanian

2 entries

cascu verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)
hascu verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Assamese

2 entries

হামি noun (the action of yawning)
হামিয়া verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Asturian

2 entries

bocéu noun (the action of yawning)
bociar verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Azerbaijani

2 entries

əsnəmə noun (the action of yawning)
əsnəmək verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Basque

3 entries

aharrausi noun (the action of yawning)
ahozabalkada noun (the action of yawning)
aharrausi egin verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Belarusian

4 entries

зява́ць verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)
зяўну́ць verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)
пазяха́ць verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)
пазяхну́ць verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Bengali

2 entries

হাই noun (the action of yawning)
হাই তোলা verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Bikol Central

4 entries

hagab noun (the action of yawning)
hakay noun (the action of yawning)
hagab verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)
hakay verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Bulgarian

4 entries

прозявка noun (the action of yawning)
зея́ verb (to present a wide opening)
прозе́я се verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)
прози́на се verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Burmese

1 entries

သမ်း verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Catalan

3 entries

badall noun (the action of yawning)
badallar verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)
obrir-se verb (to present a wide opening)

Cebuano

1 entries

langhab verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Central Kurdish

2 entries

باوێشک noun (the action of yawning)
باوێشک لێدان verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Cheyenne

1 entries

taotse verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Chinese

3 entries

哈唏 verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)
喝頷 /喝颔 verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)
擘哈 verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries

打喊露 verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

呵欠 noun (the action of yawning)
哈欠 noun (the action of yawning)
打呵欠 verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)
打哈欠 verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Corsican

2 entries

bocchipenzulu noun (the action of yawning)
bocchipenzulà verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Czech

4 entries

zívnutí noun (the action of yawning)
zívání noun (the action of yawning)
zívat verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)
zívnout verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Danish

3 entries

gab noun (the action of yawning)
gabe verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)
gabe verb (to present a wide opening)

Dutch

4 entries

gaap noun (the action of yawning)
geeuw noun (the action of yawning)
gapen verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)
geeuwen verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Elfdalian

1 entries

gåpå verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Esperanto

2 entries

oscedo noun (the action of yawning)
oscedi verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Estonian

2 entries

haigutus noun (the action of yawning)
haigutama verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Faroese

2 entries

geisp noun (the action of yawning)
geispa verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Finnish

4 entries

haukottelu noun (the action of yawning)
haukotus noun (the action of yawning)
ammottaa verb (to present a wide opening)
haukotella verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Franco-Provençal

1 entries

bâlyer verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

French

3 entries

bâillement noun (the action of yawning)
bâiller verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)
béer verb (to present a wide opening)

Friulian

4 entries

sbadai noun (the action of yawning)
sbadaj noun (the action of yawning)
sossedade noun (the action of yawning)
sossedament noun (the action of yawning)

Galician

4 entries

bocexo noun (the action of yawning)
bocexar verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)
boquexar verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)
desqueixar verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Georgian

2 entries

მთქნარება noun (the action of yawning)
მთქნარება verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

German

2 entries

Gähnen noun (the action of yawning)
gähnen verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Greek

2 entries

χασμουρητό noun (the action of yawning)
χασμουριέμαι verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Hakka Chinese

1 entries

擘嘴 verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Hebrew

2 entries

פִּהוּק noun (the action of yawning)
פִּהֵק verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Hindi

4 entries

जम्हाई noun (the action of yawning)
अंगड़ाई लेना verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)
जँभाई लेना verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)
जंभना verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Hungarian

3 entries

ásítás noun (the action of yawning)
tátong verb (to present a wide opening)
ásít verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Icelandic

3 entries

geispi noun (the action of yawning)
gapa verb (to present a wide opening)
geispa verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Ido

4 entries

beo noun (the action of yawning)
ocito noun (the action of yawning)
bear verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)
bear verb (to present a wide opening)

Indonesian

2 entries

kuap noun (the action of yawning)
menguap verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Ingrian

3 entries

haikotus noun (the action of yawning)
haikutos noun (the action of yawning)
haikotella verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Irish

3 entries

méanfach noun (the action of yawning)
déan méanfach verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)
lig méanfach verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Italian

2 entries

sbadiglio noun (the action of yawning)
sbadigliare verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Japanese

2 entries

欠伸 noun (the action of yawning)
欠伸する verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Kabyle

1 entries

fa verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Kalmyk

1 entries

эвшәх verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Kashmiri

1 entries

زامَن noun (the action of yawning)

Kazakh

2 entries

есінеу noun (the action of yawning)
есінеу verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Khmer

1 entries

ស្ងាប verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Konkani

1 entries

जांबय verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Korean

2 entries

하품 noun (the action of yawning)
하품하다 verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Kyrgyz

2 entries

эстөө noun (the action of yawning)
эстөө verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Ladino

2 entries

bostijo noun (the action of yawning)
bostejar verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Laki

2 entries

ئاژاشِکی noun (the action of yawning)
ئاژاژِکی noun (the action of yawning)

Lao

1 entries

ຫາວ verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Latin

4 entries

oscitātiō noun (the action of yawning)
dehīscō verb (to present a wide opening)
hiō verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)
oscitō verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Latvian

2 entries

žāvas noun (the action of yawning)
žāvāties verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Lithuanian

2 entries

žiovulys noun (the action of yawning)
žiovauti verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Lushootseed

1 entries

ʔagʷaləb verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Luxembourgish

1 entries

gaapsen verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Macedonian

4 entries

зев noun (the action of yawning)
проѕевка noun (the action of yawning)
зева verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)
зевне verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Malay

3 entries

kuap noun (the action of yawning)
kuap verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)
uap verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Malayalam

1 entries

കോട്ടുവായ് noun (the action of yawning)

Marathi

1 entries

जांभई verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Mon

1 entries

ဒအာပ် verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Mongolian

2 entries

эвшээлт noun (the action of yawning)
эвшээх verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Muong

1 entries

ngáp noun (the action of yawning)

Māori

4 entries

hītako noun (the action of yawning)
hāmama popoia verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)
hāmamamama verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)
hītako verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Norman

1 entries

s'êbailli verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Northern Kurdish

2 entries

bawişk noun (the action of yawning)
bawîşîn verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

gjespe verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries

geispa verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Occitan

1 entries

badalhar verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Old English

4 entries

gānung noun (the action of yawning)
ġinung noun (the action of yawning)
gānian verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)
ġinian verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Old Javanese

1 entries

hwab verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Ossetian

1 entries

зӕмбын verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries

اسنمك verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Pashto

1 entries

ارږمی کښل verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Persian

4 entries

خمیازه noun (the action of yawning)
دهاندره noun (the action of yawning)
فاژه noun (the action of yawning)
خمیازه کشیدن verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Polish

3 entries

ziewanie noun (the action of yawning)
ziewać verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)
ziewnąć verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Portuguese

2 entries

bocejo noun (the action of yawning)
bocejar verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Quechua

1 entries

hanyay verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Romanian

3 entries

a căsca verb (to present a wide opening)
căsca verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)
deschide verb (to present a wide opening)

Romansch

1 entries

susdar verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Russian

4 entries

зева́ние noun (the action of yawning)
зево́к noun (the action of yawning)
зево́та noun (the action of yawning)
зева́ть verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Samoan

1 entries

māvava verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Sardinian

4 entries

casciu noun (the action of yawning)
cascu noun (the action of yawning)
cascai verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)
cascare verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

mèaran verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

zev noun (the action of yawning)
zijev noun (the action of yawning)
зев noun (the action of yawning)
зијев noun (the action of yawning)

Sicilian

1 entries

badagghiari verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Slovak

2 entries

zívať verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)
zívnuť verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Slovene

2 entries

zehanje noun (the action of yawning)
zehati verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Southern Altai

1 entries

эстеер verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Southern Kurdish

2 entries

ئاژاژِگی noun (the action of yawning)
دەمەکاوکی noun (the action of yawning)

Spanish

3 entries

bostezo noun (the action of yawning)
abrirse verb (to present a wide opening)
bostezar verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Sundanese

1 entries

angob verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Swahili

3 entries

mwayo noun (the action of yawning)
enda miayo verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)
piga miayo verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Swedish

3 entries

gäsp noun (the action of yawning)
gäspning noun (the action of yawning)
gäspa verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Tagalog

2 entries

hikab noun (the action of yawning)
maghikab verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Tajik

1 entries

хамёза кашидан verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Tamil

4 entries

கொட்டாவி விடு noun (the action of yawning)
ஆவி verb (to present a wide opening)
கொட்டாவி verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)
பிள verb (to present a wide opening)

Tarantino

1 entries

aláre verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Tatar

1 entries

иснәү verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Telugu

2 entries

ఆవులింత noun (the action of yawning)
ఆవులించు verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Tetum

1 entries

maas verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Thai

2 entries

หาว noun (the action of yawning)
หาว verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Tibetan

4 entries

གླལ་སྒྱིང noun (the action of yawning)
ཨ་སྟོང noun (the action of yawning)
ཁ་གཡལ verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)
ཁ་གླལ verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Tocharian B

1 entries

kāy verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Tongan

1 entries

mamao verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Turkish

2 entries

esneme noun (the action of yawning)
esnemek verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Turkmen

1 entries

pallamak verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Udmurt

2 entries

вушъем noun (the action of yawning)
вушъён noun (the action of yawning)

Ukrainian

4 entries

по́зіхи noun (the action of yawning)
позіха́ння noun (the action of yawning)
зіва́ти verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)
зівну́ти verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Urdu

2 entries

اَن٘گْڑائی لینا verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)
جماہی لینا verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Uyghur

1 entries

ئەسنىمەك verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Uzbek

2 entries

esnoq noun (the action of yawning)
esnamoq verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Venetan

2 entries

badagiar verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)
sbadagiar verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Vietnamese

2 entries

ngáp noun (the action of yawning)
ngáp verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Volapük

1 entries

cavön verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Vurës

1 entries

m̄am̄ëv verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Walloon

2 entries

båye noun (the action of yawning)
båyî verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Welsh

3 entries

cegrythu verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)
dylyfu gên verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)
ymagor verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Woiwurrung

3 entries

yako noun (the action of yawning)
yarramoen verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)
yerram-yerram mooni verb (to present a wide opening)

Yiddish

1 entries

גענעצן verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Zyphe

2 entries

hang noun (the action of yawning)
hang verb (open the mouth and take a deep breath)

Sample sentences

27 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Cover your mouth when you cough, sneeze, or yawn.

Source: tatoeba (21841)

We yawn when we are short of oxygen.

Source: tatoeba (22954)

I suppressed a yawn.

Source: tatoeba (252653)

Yawn a big long yawn.

Source: tatoeba (275468)

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