YAWN

Meaning of YAWN in English

[noun] [C]Her eyes watered as she tried to stifle (= stop) a yawn.(informal) Something that is very boring might be referred to as a yawn.We have to go to dinner with Simon's boss on Saturday which is a bit of a yawn.

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012

YAWN — I. ˈyȯn, ˈyän verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English yanen, yanien, alteration (influenced by ganen to gape, yawn, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
YAWN — (v. i.) To be eager; to desire to swallow anything; to express desire by yawning; as, to yawn for fat …
Английский словарь Webster
YAWN — ( v. i. ) To be eager; to desire to swallow anything; to express desire by yawning; as, to yawn …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
YAWN — /yawn/ , v.i. 1. to open the mouth somewhat involuntarily with a prolonged, deep inhalation and sighing or heavy exhalation, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
YAWN — I. ˈyȯn, ˈyän verb Etymology: Middle English yenen, yanen, from Old English ginian; akin to Old High German ginēn to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
YAWN — noun a chasm, mouth, or passageway. 2. yawn ·noun the act of opening wide, or of gaping. 3. yawn ·vi …
Webster English vocab
YAWN — [yawn] vb [ME yenen, yanen, fr. OE ginian; akin to OHG ginen to yawn, L hiare, Gk chainein] vi (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
YAWN — yawn BrE AmE jɔːn jɑːn ▷ yawned jɔːnd jɑːnd ▷ yawning/ly ˈjɔːn ɪŋ /li ˈjɑːn- ▷ yawns jɔːnz jɑːnz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
YAWN — / jɔːn; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb [ v ] 1. to open your mouth wide and breathe …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YAWN — I. yawn 1 /jɔːn $ jɒːn/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: geonian ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
YAWN — v. & n. --v. 1 intr. (as a reflex) open the mouth wide and inhale esp. when sleepy or bored. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
YAWN — v. & n. v. 1 intr. (as a reflex) open the mouth wide and inhale esp. when sleepy or bored. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
YAWN — v. & n. --v. 1. intr. (as a reflex) open the mouth wide and inhale esp. when sleepy or bored. …
Oxford English vocab
YAWN — ( yawns, yawning, yawned) 1. If you yawn , you open your mouth very wide and breathe in more air …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YAWN — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) 1. If you ~, you open your mouth very wide and breathe in more air than usual, …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
YAWN — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a yawning gap (= a very big difference ) ▪ There’s a yawning gap …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
YAWN — Noun. Something that is very boring. E.g."That boyfriend of Amanda's obsessed with football, he's such a yawn." {Informal}.
Slang English vocab
YAWN — Saying the word yawn in place of yawning. Used to signify your level of boredness with a situation. Example: 1: …
Slang English vocab
YAWN — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big , deep , huge ▪ loud , noisy ▪ stifled ▪ collective ( figurative ) …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
YAWN — yawn сущ.1) а) зевота to stifle, suppress a yawn — сдержать зевоту, подавить зевок б) зевок loud yawn — громкий …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
YAWN — 1. сущ. 1) а) зевота to stifle, suppress a yawn — сдержать зевоту, подавить зевок б) зевок loud yawn — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
YAWN — 1. сущ. 1) а) зевота to stifle, suppress a yawn — сдержать зевоту, подавить зевок б) зевок loud yawn — громкий зевок 2) тех. зазор 3) разг. …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
YAWN — n infml The film was a yawn from start to finish — Я зевал от скуки весь фильм Life is just one …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
YAWN — n infml The film was a yawn from start to finish — Я зевал от скуки весь фильм Life is …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
YAWN — yawn n infml The film was a yawn from start to finish Я зевал от скуки весь фильм Life is …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
YAWN — The film was a yawn from start to finish — Я зевал от скуки весь фильм Life is just one …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
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Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
YAWN — v. hiar (-ada)
English interlingue dictionary
YAWN — huy'ab;huy-ab;maghikab;panghuy'ab
English-Visayan vocabulary
YAWN — I. verb Etymology: Middle English yenen, yanen, from Old English ginian; akin to Old High German ginēn to ~, Latin …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
YAWN — (n.) A chasm, mouth, or passageway.
Английский словарь Webster
YAWN — (n.) The act of opening wide, or of gaping.
Английский словарь Webster
YAWN — (n.) An involuntary act, excited by drowsiness, etc., consisting of a deep and long inspiration following several successive attempts at …
Английский словарь Webster
YAWN — (v. i.) To open the mouth, or to gape, through surprise or bewilderment.
Английский словарь Webster
YAWN — (v. i.) To open wide; to gape, as if to allow the entrance or exit of anything.
Английский словарь Webster
YAWN — (v. i.) To open the mouth involuntarily through drowsiness, dullness, or fatigue; to gape; to oscitate.
Английский словарь Webster
YAWN — ( v. i. ) To open wide; to gape, as if to allow the entrance or exit of anything.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
YAWN — ( v. i. ) To open the mouth, or to gape, through surprise or bewilderment.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
YAWN — ( v. i. ) To open the mouth involuntarily through drowsiness, dullness, or fatigue; to gape; to oscitate.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
YAWN — ( n. ) The act of opening wide, or of gaping.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
YAWN — ( n. ) An involuntary act, excited by drowsiness, etc., consisting of a deep and long inspiration following several successive …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
YAWN — ( n. ) A chasm, mouth, or passageway.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
YAWN — v. involuntarily open the mouth wide and inhale due to drowsiness or fatigue
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
YAWN — n. involuntary deep intake of air from drowsiness or fatigue
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
YAWN — n. Function: noun Date: 1602 1 : GAP , CAVITY 2 : an opening of the mouth wide while taking …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
YAWN — n. Pronunciation: ' yo ̇ n, ' yän Function: verb Etymology: Middle English yenen, yanen, from Old English ginian; akin …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
YAWN — ■ verb 1》 involuntarily open one's mouth wide and inhale deeply due to tiredness or boredom. 2》 [usu. as adjective …
Concise Oxford English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
YAWN — n. Function: noun Synonyms: TEDIUM , boredom, doldrums, ||dullsville, ennui
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
YAWN — n. Function: verb to breathe deeply with jaws widespread usually in reaction to fatigue or boredom FF1C; yawned again and …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
YAWN — v. n. 1. Gape, oscitate. 2. Open wide, gape, threaten to engulf.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
YAWN — I. verb to breathe deeply with jaws widespread usually in reaction to fatigue or boredom yawned again and again in …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
YAWN — I. noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
YAWN — I n. 1) to stifle, suppress a ~ 2) a loud ~ II v. to ~ loudly
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
YAWN — Involuntary opening of mouth often caused by suggestion and accompanied by breathing inward then outward. Repeated yawning can be a …
English Dictionary of Medicine
YAWN — ginian
Англо-Староанглийский словарь
YAWN — Зевота
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
YAWN — зазор; люфт
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
YAWN — зазор; люфт
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
YAWN — 1) зазор 2) люфт 3) просвет
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
YAWN — (v) зевать; зевнуть; зиять
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary

Cambridge English vocab

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