yawns

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to open the mouth wide and take a lot of air into the lungs and slowly send it out, usually when tired or bored:

I can't stop yawning - I must be tired.

an act of yawning:

stifle a yawn Her eyes watered as she tried to stifle (= stop) a yawn.

something or someone that is very boring:

The film was a total yawn.

The whole conference was a bit of a yawn.

A two-hour meeting - what a yawn!

Frankly, most of these shows are a yawn.

So far, the contest has been a total yawn.

His latest album is, sadly, a yawn that lacks the verve of his debut.

to open the mouth wide and take in and let out a deep breath without conscious effort, usually when you are tired or bored:

She yawned, covering her mouth with her hand.