yawning: Meaning and Definition of
yawn•ing
Pronunciation: (yô'ning), [key]
— adj.
- being or standing wide open; gaping: the yawning mouth of a cave.
- indicating by yawns one's weariness or indifference: The lecturer was oblivious to his yawning audience.
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