yawn

²yawn

noun

Definition of YAWN

1

: gap, cavity

2

: an opening of the mouth wide while taking a deep breath often as an involuntary reaction to fatigue or boredom; also : a reaction resembling a yawn <a … success at the box office but drew only yawns from critics — Current Biography>

3

: ⁵bore <this book is kind of a yawn — Ilene L. Cooper>

Examples of YAWN

1. I tried to stifle a yawn.
2. <as neither candidate was willing to make an unequivocal statement about anything, the debate proved to be a complete yawn>

First Known Use of YAWN

1602

Related to YAWN

Synonyms: bore, drip, droner, dullsville, nudnik (also nudnick), snooze, snoozer, drag, yawner

Related Words: bummer, downer; bromide, pill

Near Antonyms: blast, gas [slang], kick, rush, upper

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