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yawn
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[jɔːn], (Verb)
Definitions:
- involuntarily open one's mouth wide and inhale deeply, typically on account of tiredness or boredom
(e.g: he began yawning and looking at his watch)
- (of an opening or space) be very large and wide
(e.g: she started inching back from the abyss that yawned before her)
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Origin
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Old English geonian, of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin hiare and Greek khainein. Current noun senses date from the early 18th century
[jɔːn], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a reflex act of opening one's mouth wide and inhaling deeply, typically on account of tiredness or boredom
(e.g: he stretches and stifles a yawn)
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Origin
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Old English geonian, of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin hiare and Greek khainein. Current noun senses date from the early 18th century
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