yawn
The action of yawningThe action of yawning; opening the mouth widely and taking a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored.
» We yawn when we are short of oxygen.
Ми позіхаємо, коли нам не вистачає кисню. — aandrusiak
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2 sensesThe action of yawning; opening the mouth widely and taking a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored.
Gähnen
зева́ниеzevánije, зево́таzevóta, зево́кzevók
по́зіхиpózixy, позіха́нняpozixánnja
(colloquial)A particularly boring event.
The slideshow we sat through was such a yawn. I was glad when it finished.
- an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom
Examples
127 sentencesWe yawn when we are short of oxygen.
Ми позіхаємо, коли нам не вистачає кисню. — aandrusiak
Why are you yawning?
Чому ти позіхаєш? — deniko
ruПочему ты зеваешь? — odexed
deWarum gähnst du? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I'm trying not to yawn.
Я намагаюся не позітхнути. — deniko
ruЯ стараюсь не зевать. — marafon
I tried not to yawn.
Я спробував не позіхнути. — deniko
Tom is yawning.
Том позітхає. — deniko
ruТом зевает. — sharptoothed
deTom gähnt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
Partly from Middle English yanen, yonen, yenen (“to yawn”), from Old English ġeonian, ġiniPartly from Middle English yanen, yonen, yenen (“to yawn”), from Old English ġeonian, ġinian (“to yawn, gape”), from Proto-West Germanic *ginōn, from Proto-Germanic *ginōną (“to yawn”); and partly from Middle English gonen (“to gape, yawn”), from Old English gānian (“to yawn, gape”), from Proto-West Germanic *gainōn, from Proto-Germanic *gainōną (“to yawn, gape”); both from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰi-, *ǵʰeyh₁- (“to yawn, gape”).
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