English Dictionary: yawning | by the DICT Development Group |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Yawn \Yawn\ (y[add]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Yawned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Yawning}.] [OE. yanien, [f4]anien, ganien, gonien, AS. g[be]nian; akin to ginian to yawn, g[c6]nan to yawn, open wide, G. g[84]hnen to yawn, OHG. gin[emac]n, gein[omac]n, Icel. g[c6]na to yawn, gin the mouth, OSlav. zijati to yawn, L. hiare to gape, yawn; and perhaps to E. begin, cf. Gr. cheia` a hole. [root]47b. Cf. Begin, Gin to begin, {Hiatus}.] 1. To open the mouth involuntarily through drowsiness, dullness, or fatigue; to gape; to oscitate. [bd]The lazy, yawning drone.[b8] --Shak. And while above he spends his breath, The yawning audience nod beneath. --Trumbull. 2. To open wide; to gape, as if to allow the entrance or exit of anything. 't is now the very witching time of night, When churchyards yawn. --Shak. 3. To open the mouth, or to gape, through surprise or bewilderment. --Shak. 4. To be eager; to desire to swallow anything; to express desire by yawning; as, to yawn for fat livings. [bd]One long, yawning gaze.[b8] --Landor. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Yawningly \Yawn"ing*ly\, adv. In a yawning manner. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Yean \Yean\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Yeaned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Yeaning}.] [AS. e[a0]nian, or gee[a0]nian; perhaps akin to E. ewe, or perhaps to L. agnus, Gr. [?]. Cf. {Ean}.] To bring forth young, as a goat or a sheep; to ean. --Shak. |