yawn

Pronunciation

• enPR: yôn
• IPA: /jɔːn/
• SAMPA: /jO:n/
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Verb

Plain form yawn

Third-person singular yawns

Past tense yawned

Past participle yawned

Present participle yawning

A person yawning

1. When someone yawns, they open their mouth wide and sometimes stretch their arms.

   I can see that you're tired, because you keep yawning.

Noun

Singular yawn

Plural yawns

1. A yawn is the action of yawning.

   He did three big yawns, then stood up to go upstairs to bed.