yawn
to open one's mouth wide (when feeling tired)
TRANSLATION
gähnen
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
"And then there are the political and media executives who almost visibly YAWNED when senior UN diplomats like Denis Halliday and Hans von Sponeck resigned in 1998 and 2000 describing how Western sanctions were really, truly responsible for genocide in Iraq,..."
(David Edwards, Co-Editor of medialens.org in www.cybernaute.com)
(David Edwards, Co-Editor of medialens.org in www.cybernaute.com)
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Etymology: Middle English yenen, yanen, from Old English ginian; akin to Old High German ginEn to yawn, Latin hiare, Greek chainein.
Date: before 12th century
intransitive senses
1 : to open wide : GAPE
2 : to open the mouth wide usually as an involuntary reaction to fatigue or boredom
(Merriam-Webster)
Etymology: Middle English yenen, yanen, from Old English ginian; akin to Old High German ginEn to yawn, Latin hiare, Greek chainein.
Date: before 12th century
intransitive senses
1 : to open wide : GAPE
2 : to open the mouth wide usually as an involuntary reaction to fatigue or boredom
(Merriam-Webster)
