Antonyms for yawn
yɔnyawn

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1. yawn, yawning, oscitance, oscitancyverb

   an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom

   "he could not suppress a yawn"; "the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop"; "he apologized for his oscitancy"

   Synonyms:
   oscitancy, oscitance, yawning

2. yawnverb

   utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired

   "The child yawned during the long performance"

   Synonyms:
   yaw, gape

3. gape, yawn, yawverb

   be wide open

   "the deep gaping canyon"

   Synonyms:
   gawk, gawp, yaw, goggle, gape

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1. yawnnoun

   Synonyms:
   gape, gaping, yawning, oscitation, oscitancy

2. yawnverb

   Synonyms:
   gape, oscitate

How to use yawn in a sentence?

1. Ben Zobrist:

   Wife took umbrage at her husband’s rebuking her privately after the party for acting in this manner in public. However, unknown to husband, wife was already ‘in love’ with Pastor Yawn.

2. Jack Kerouac:

   The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to love, mad to talk, mad to be saved the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow Roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars.

3. Gerd de Ley:

   When the silent majority opens its mouth it is usually to yawn.

4. Robin Armstrong:

   The Comey issue is kind of a yawn, i don't think most people really care about it, to be honest with you. I think regular voters just don't care.

5. Lewis Grizzard:

   Springtime is the land awakening. The March winds are the morning yawn.

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