yawning
Americanadjective
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being or standing wide open; gaping.
the yawning mouth of a cave.
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indicating by yawns one's weariness or indifference.
The lecturer was oblivious to his yawning audience.
Other Word Forms
- yawningly adverb
Etymology
Origin of yawning
before 900; Middle English; Old English geniendum. See yawn, -ing 2
Example Sentences
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In the sea of vendor pop-ups, Mac Miller’s yawning face, the cover of his 2015 release “GO:OD AM,” stood tall.
From Los Angeles Times
And yet these nostalgic artifacts opened a yawning chasm of feeling.
From New York Times
A yawning gap of more than $30 million in the fundraising goal has been slashed to a considerably more manageable figure of about $1.2 million.
From Los Angeles Times
“Our biggest obstacle is not that there’s someone standing outside with a picket sign saying, ‘I want child marriage,’ Legislators are looking at this and just kind of yawning,” Reiss said.
From Washington Post
It is accessible enough for anybody to get and leaves a yawning chasm for interpretation.
From Salon
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