Antonyms for yawningyawn·ing

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1. yawn, yawning, oscitance, oscitancyadjective

   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"

   Antonyms:
   closed, attentive, shut

   Synonyms:
   oscitancy, oscitance, yawn

2. yawningadjective

   gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something

   "the yawning mine shaft"; "a yawning abyss"

   Antonyms:
   closed, shut, attentive

   Synonyms:
   oscitant, drowsy, yawning(a)

3. yawningadjective

   with the mouth wide open indicating boredom or sleepiness

   "a yawning congregation"

   Antonyms:
   closed, attentive, shut

   Synonyms:
   oscitant, drowsy, yawning(a)

4. drowsy, oscitant, yawning(a)adjective

   showing lack of attention or boredom

   "the yawning congregation"

   Antonyms:
   closed, shut, attentive

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1. yawningadjective

   Synonyms:
   gaping, oscitant

How to use yawning in a sentence?

1. Ramon Price:

   He's moving now, he's opening his eyes, he's yawning, he's coughing, he's moving his hands, he's moving his legs, what a miraculous turnaround.

2. Miyamoto Musashi, The Book of Five Rings:

   There is infection in everything. Even sleepiness can be infectious, and yawning can be infectious. There is even the infection of a time.

3. Marcus Aurelius Antoninus:

   Deem not life a thing of consequence. For look at the yawning void of the future, and at that other limitless space, the past.

4. The Russian:

   I was even thinking during the match that some of you guys stayed... I heard somebody was yawning though sometimes during the match, i'm sorry, I thought it was quite an exciting match.

5. Joe Robinson:

   It’s like when you’re hanging out with somebody and that person starts yawning — within a couple seconds you’re doing the same thing, mirror neurons are there because they’re a bonding tool. They’re supposed to help bring us together. But in the case of stress, well, they cause problems.

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