What does the word yawn mean?
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1. To gape. 2. An involuntary opening of the mouth, usually accompanied by a movement of respiration; it may be a sign of drowsiness or of vital depression, as after hemorrhage, but is often caused by suggestion.
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Usage examples for yawn
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The next night Philip went to bed earlier than usual, saying, with a yawn, as he took the light to go up stairs, " How sleepy I am!" – Winning His Way by Charles Carleton Coffin
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And oh, and oh, I am certain, sure, neither of us will yawn! – Red Hair by Elinor Glyn
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That ought to shake him a good bit, and perhaps he'd begin to yawn. – The Children of Wilton Chase by Mrs. L. T. Meade
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