Betekenis van:
yawn
to yawn
Werkwoord
- gapen; de mond openen
- utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
"The child yawned during the long performance"
Hyperoniemen
yawn
Zelfstandig naamwoord
- onwillekeurige opensperring v.d. mond; geeuw
- 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"
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Voorbeeldzinnen
- Yawn a big long yawn.
- I suppressed a yawn.
- He gave a big yawn!
- Yawn, that's enough for today.
- We yawn when sleepy or bored.
- Being bored, the audience began to yawn.
- Cover your mouth when you cough, sneeze, or yawn.
- When you yawn, cover your mouth with your hand.
- We yawn when we are short of oxygen.
- They were all so tired that they could do nothing but yawn.