Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  yawn 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  yawn 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  yawn 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  yawn 
 
  2  senses  of  yawn 
 
  Sense  1 
  yawn 
  =>  breathe,  take  a  breath,  respire 
 
  Sense  2 
  gape,  yawn,  yaw 
  =>  be 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  yawn 
 
  yawn  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  yawn 
 
  Sense  1 
  yawn 
  =>  breathe,  take  a  breath,  respire 
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  Sense  2 
  gape,  yawn,  yaw 
  =>  be 
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  Grep  of  noun  yawning 
  yawning 
 
  Overview  of  noun  yawning 
 
  The  noun  yawning  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  yawn,  yawning  --  (an  involuntary  intake  of  breath  through  a  wide  open  mouth;  usually  triggered  by  fatigue  or  boredom) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  yawn 
 
  The  verb  yawn  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  yawn  --  (utter  a  yawn;  as  from  lack  of  oxygen  or  when  one  is  tired) 
  2.  gape,  yawn,  yaw  --  (be  wide  open) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  yawning 
 
  The  adj  yawning  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  yawning  --  (gaping  open  as  if  threatening  to  engulf  someone  or  something  "the  yawning  mine  shaft";  "a  yawning  abyss") 
  2.  yawning  --  (with  the  mouth  wide  open  indicating  boredom  or  sleepiness;  "a  yawning  congregation") 
  3.  drowsy,  oscitant,  yawning  --  (showing  lack  of  attention  or  boredom;  "the  yawning  congregation") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  yawning 
 
  3  senses  of  yawning 
 
  Sense  1 
  yawning 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  open)  ->  closed 
 
  Sense  2 
  yawning 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  open)  ->  closed,  shut 
 
  Sense  3 
  drowsy,  oscitant,  yawning(postnominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  inattentive)  ->  attentive 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  yawning 
 
  3  senses  of  yawning 
 
  Sense  1 
  yawning 
  =>  open  (vs.  closed) 
 
  Sense  2 
  yawning 
  =>  open  (vs.  closed),  opened 
 
  Sense  3 
  drowsy,  oscitant,  yawning(postnominal) 
  =>  inattentive  (vs.  attentive) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  yawning 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  yawning 
 
  yawning  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  yawning 
  yawning 
 
  Overview  of  noun  yawning 
 
  The  noun  yawning  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  yawn,  yawning  --  (an  involuntary  intake  of  breath  through  a  wide  open  mouth;  usually  triggered  by  fatigue  or  boredom) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  yawn 
 
  The  verb  yawn  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  yawn  --  (utter  a  yawn;  as  from  lack  of  oxygen  or  when  one  is  tired) 
  2.  gape,  yawn,  yaw  --  (be  wide  open) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  yawning 
 
  The  adj  yawning  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  yawning  --  (gaping  open  as  if  threatening  to  engulf  someone  or  something  "the  yawning  mine  shaft";  "a  yawning  abyss") 
  2.  yawning  --  (with  the  mouth  wide  open  indicating  boredom  or  sleepiness;  "a  yawning  congregation") 
  3.  drowsy,  oscitant,  yawning  --  (showing  lack  of  attention  or  boredom;  "the  yawning  congregation") 

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