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   yawn

   /jɔːn/

   verb

   • 1. involuntarily open one's mouth wide and inhale deeply due to tiredness or boredom: "he began yawning and looking at his watch"
   • 2. (of an opening or space) be very large and wide: "she started inching back from the abyss that yawned before her"

   noun

   • 1. a reflex act of opening one's mouth wide and inhaling deeply due to tiredness or boredom: "he stretches and stifles a yawn"
   • ▪ a thing that is considered boring or tedious: "the film is just one big yawn"

   Word Origin Old Englishgeonian, of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin hiare and Greek khainein. Current noun senses date from the early 18th century.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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