yawned
past simple and past participle ofyawn
yawn
verb[I]
uk/jɔːn/us/jɑːn/B1
toopenthemouthwideand take a lot ofairinto thelungsandslowlysendit out, usually whentiredorbored:
I can'tstopyawning - I must betired.
- He yawnedloudlyin themiddleof herspeech.
- I was sotired, I couldn'thelpyawning.
Noises made by the body
- belch
- blow
- borborygmus
- break
- break windidiom
- bruit
- burp
- footstep
- grumble
- hiccup
- pass windidiom
- sneeze
- snore
- snorer
- snoring
- snort
- wheeze
- wheezy
- wind
- yawn
Examplesofyawned
yawned
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
His eyes and nose began to run, heyawned, he suffered abdominal pains and lost his appetite.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A group of these animals was shown a video of other conspecifics yawning; both speciesyawnedas well.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In fact, the autistic children actuallyyawnedless during the videos of yawning than during the control videos.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Danjr, the ninth, was the bridge that spanned the sudden gulf whichyawnedbetween the traditional past and the uncertain and changing modern world.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.His daughter must do the same for whoeveryawned.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As heyawnedagain and again, he seemed to be trying to swallow the whole sky with his mouth, which was as deep as a cave.
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