Yawn

/jɔn/ verb

Definition

To open your mouth wide when you're sleepy or tired.

Etymology

This word sounds like the sleepy sound you make.

Kelly Says

When you're getting sleepy, you yawn - your mouth opens really wide! Lions yawn too, and it means they're ready for a nap.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንገት ማስፋት
ARالعربية
تثاؤب
BNবাংলা
হাঁই
CACatalà
badall
CSČeština
zívání
DADansk
gab
DEDeutsch
Gähnen
ELΕλληνικά
χασμουρητό
ESEspañol
bostezo
FAفارسی
خمیازه
FISuomi
haukottelu
FRFrançais
bâillement
GUGU
જંભાઈ
HAHA
damje
HEעברית
פיהוק
HIहिन्दी
जम्हाई
HUMagyar
ásítás
IDBahasa Indonesia
menguap
IGIG
anya
ITItaliano
sbadiglio
JA日本語
あくび
KKKK
ауыстану
KMKM
ការងាប
KO한국어
하품
MRMR
जांभई
MSBahasa Melayu
menguap
MYမြန်မာ
ပါးဝါးခြင်း
NLNederlands
geeuw
NONorsk
gjesp
PAPA
ਜੰਮ
PLPolski
ziewanie
PTPortuguês
bocejo
RORomână
oftă
RUРусский
зевок
SVSvenska
gäspning
SWKiswahili
kupiga kinywa
TAதமிழ்
விரிப்பு
TEతెలుగు
చప్పుకోవడం
THไทย
การหาว
TLTL
pamumula
TRTürkçe
esneme
UKУкраїнська
позіхання
URاردو
جمائی
VITiếng Việt
ngáp
YOYO
ihó
ZH中文
哈欠
ZUZU
ukunakulela

Related Words

Explore More Words

Get the Word Orb API

Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.