yawning

[ yaw-ning ]
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adjective
  1. being or standing wide open; gaping: the yawning mouth of a cave.

  2. indicating by yawns one's weariness or indifference: The lecturer was oblivious to his yawning audience.

Origin of yawning

1
before 900; Middle English; Old English geniendum.See yawn, -ing2

Other words from yawning

  • yawn·ing·ly, adverb

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