yawning

yawn /jɔ:n/
  • danh từ
    • ngáp (người)
      • to give a yawn: ngáp
    • (kỹ thuật) khe hở
    • nội động từ
      • há miệng, toác ra, mở ra (đồ vật)
      • ngoại động từ
        • vừa nói vừa ngáp
          • to yawn goodnight: vừa ngáp vừa chào để đi ngủ
          • "its' very late", he yawned: anh ta vừa ngáp vừa nói "khuya lắm rồi"
          • to yawn one's head off: ngáp sái quai hàm

      Lĩnh vực: y học
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      Xem thêm: yawn, oscitance, oscitancy, drowsy, oscitant, yawning(a), yawning, oscitance, oscitancy, gape, yaw



      yawning

      Từ điển WordNet

        n.

      • an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom; yawn, oscitance, oscitancy

        he could not suppress a yawn

        the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop

        he apologized for his oscitancy

        adj.

      • gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something

        the yawning mine shaft

        a yawning abyss

      • with the mouth wide open indicating boredom or sleepiness

        a yawning congregation

      • showing lack of attention or boredom; drowsy, oscitant, yawning(a)

        the yawning congregation

        n.

      • an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom; yawning, oscitance, oscitancy

        he could not suppress a yawn

        the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop

        he apologized for his oscitancy

        v.

      • utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired

        The child yawned during the long performance

      • be wide open; gape, yaw

        the deep gaping canyon


      English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

      yawns|yawned|yawning
      syn.: gape oscitance oscitancy yaw yawning