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Meaning of yawning

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  yawning
      adj 1: gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or
             something; "the yawning mine shaft"; "a yawning abyss"
      2: with the mouth wide open indicating boredom or sleepiness; "a
         yawning congregation"
      3: showing lack of attention or boredom; "the yawning
         congregation" [syn: {drowsy}, {oscitant}, {yawning(a)}]
      n 1: 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" [syn:
           {yawn}, {yawning}, {oscitance}, {oscitancy}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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