You should have seen yourself, yawning all through the meeting.
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Yawning
//ˈjɔːnɪŋ//
Synonyms for "yawning" (83 found)
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Related words (41)
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8 entriesSynonyms
2 entriescauses desire
1 entriesderived
2 entriesform of
1 entriespart of
1 entriesrelated to
1 entriessimilar
4 entriesTranslations
6 translations across 4 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἀχανής adj (wide open)
Italian
2 entries- enorme adj (wide open)
- sbadiglio adj (that yawns or yawn)
Russian
2 entries- зева́ющий adj (that yawns or yawn)
- зия́ющий adj (wide open)
Slovak
1 entries- zívajúci adj (that yawns or yawn)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
Every time I looked at him, he was yawning.
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Tom couldn't stop yawning.
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Yawning in a meeting is not polite.
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