Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: yawning
IPA transcription: [j'ɔnɪŋ]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: yawning
    Meaning: gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something; "the yawning mine shaft"; "a yawning abyss"
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: yawn, yawning, oscitance, oscitancy
    Meaning: an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom; "he could not suppress a yawn"; "the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop"; "he apologized for his oscitancy"
Usage examples
  • Ned pulled himself to his feet, yawning broadly.
  • "What can I do about it?" asked the page, yawning.
  • Tastes differ, you know," replied the Shaggy Man, yawning again.
  • Great favorite at the royal palace," said the Shaggy Man, yawning.
  • The porter half made his appearance yawning, vaguely awake, and with a candle in his hand.
  • There was a thrashing sound in the thicket, and the Phoenix appeared, looking very rumpled and yawning behind its wing.
  • "Oh, I might stay two or three days this trip," said the Kid, yawning. "I've been on the dodge for a month, and I'd like to rest up."
  • A man who is preparing for the murder of a beloved being, does not utter such phrases, still less after committing the murder would he speak about the necessity of an eclipse of sun and moon, and of the globe yawning; nor can he, negro tho he may be, address devils, inviting them to burn him in hot sulphur and so forth.