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Word | Yawn |
Afrikaans Meaning | gaap |
an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom / utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired / 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. / to open your mouth wide and breathe air in and out slowly, especially when you are sleepy or bored / a reflex act of opening one's mouth wide and inhaling deeply due to tiredness or boredom., | |
Usage | ⇒ She yawns while sitting idle ⇒ Hugh Bradley was in the pool recently and said the two boys had yawns as wide as a hippopotamus' mouth. |
Synonyms | gape, gap, yawning, opening, oscitancy, cavity, oscitance, yaw, chasm, sleep, snooze, space, boredom, dehisce, doldrums, doze, ennui, gaping, gulf, nap, |
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