Yawn

/jɔn/

Synonyms for "yawn" (78 found)

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Closest matches (16)

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

Noun(4 words)

apertureboredom exclamationcrack crevice

Strong matches (23)

doldrums doze drowse ennui fenestra fistula fontanel foramen gap gape gaping gat gulfhang openhiatus hole hollow

Noun(4 words)

fatigue exclamationgap gape gapes

Verb(2 words)

gape gaped

Related words (39)

inlet interval lacunalaying openleak nap openingopening uporifice oscitancy oscitate oscitation outlet pandiculation passageway pore slot snooze space split

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stoma tediumthe gapesthrowing openuncorking unstopping yaw yawning

Noun(10 words)

mouth openingopen opening oscitance oscitancy stretchtiredness interjectionunfold yawing yawning

Verb(1 words)

yaw

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

20 entries

behaviorbodily actionbreathe exclamation gapinborn reflexinnate reflexinstinctive reflexinterjection open openingphysiological reactionphysiological responsereflexreflex actionreflex response

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More specific

11 entries

boredom exclamationbrief yawnchasmcontagious yawncrack crevicedeep yawnfatigue exclamationfrequent yawnprolonged yawnsleepy yawn

Collocations

15 entries

boredom exclamationcontagious yawndeep yawnfatigue exclamationhabitual yawnloud yawnmorning yawnopen mouth yawnquiet yawnstifled yawnwide yawnyawn frequencyyawn reflexyawn responseyawning gap

Inflections

3 entries

yawned yawning yawns

Derivations

5 entries

yawned yawner yawniness yawning yawns

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.

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