Word Meaning

yawns definition and meaning

v. i. To open the mouth involuntarily through drowsiness, dullness, or fatigue; to gape; to oscitate.
v. i. To open wide; to gape, as if to allow the entrance or exit of anything.
v. i. To open the mouth, or to gape, through surprise or bewilderment.
v. i. To be eager; to desire to swallow anything; to express desire by yawning; as, to yawn for fat livings.
n. An involuntary act, excited by drowsiness, etc., consisting of a deep and long inspiration following several successive attempts at inspiration, the mouth, fauces, etc., being wide open.
n. The act of opening wide, or of gaping.
n. A chasm, mouth, or passageway.

Crossword clues for yawns

- Appear bored or tired
- Fray awning partly to show boredom
- Gape
- Gape sleepily
- Involuntary breath when tired
- Open wide
- Show signs of fatigue
- Show signs of tiredness
- Show tiredness
- Gapes
- Oscitates