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Yawning Meaning in English

word · lemma: yawn

ˈjɔnɪŋ
YAW-ning
jˈɔːnɪŋ
YAW-ning

التعريف

Opening your mouth wide and taking a deep breath, usually because you are tired or bored. It can also describe something that is wide open, like a gap.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Usually a physical action: 'I saw him yawning'. Can be used metaphorically ('a yawning gap'). Present participle (-ing form) used as adjective ('a yawning student', 'a yawning chasm'). Common in informal and descriptive contexts.

جمل نموذجية

He started yawning during the meeting.

basic

The baby is yawning because she is tired.

basic

Why are you always yawning in class?

basic

The lecture was so boring, I couldn't stop yawning.

natural

I looked over and saw everyone yawning after lunch.

natural

There was a yawning hole in the old road.

natural