"yawn" meaning in All languages combined

See yawn on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /jɔːn/ [UK], /jɔn/ [UK] Audio: en-us-yawn.ogg [US] Forms: yawn, yawns [plural]
enPR: yôn [UK], yôn [UK] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A yawn is the action of yawning.
    Sense id: simple-yawn-en-noun--CAvZ0xP

Verb [English]

IPA: /jɔːn/ [UK], /jɔn/ [UK] Audio: en-us-yawn.ogg [US] Forms: yawn [canonical], yawns [third-person, singular], yawned [past], yawned [past, participle], yawning [present, participle]
enPR: yôn [UK], yôn [UK] Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When someone yawns, they open their mouth wide and sometimes stretch their arms.
    Sense id: simple-yawn-en-verb-jbrNA9Pf
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