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Yawn
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(1):
(v. i.) To open wide; to gape, as if to allow the entrance or exit of anything.
(2):
(v. i.) To open the mouth, or to gape, through surprise or bewilderment.
(3):
(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.
(4):
(v. i.) To open the mouth involuntarily through drowsiness, dullness, or fatigue; to gape; to oscitate.
(5):
(n.) The act of opening wide, or of gaping.
(6):
(v. i.) To be eager; to desire to swallow anything; to express desire by yawning; as, to yawn for fat livings.
(7):
(n.) A chasm, mouth, or passageway.
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Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Yawn'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​y/yawn.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Yawn'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​y/yawn.html. 1828.