Synonyms for yawn

Most common

oscitancy · oscitance · oscitation

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Verb

Definitions

1. n. 1

   The action of yawning; opening the mouth widely and taking a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored.

2. v. 1

   To open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored, and sometimes accompanied by pandiculation.

   I could see my students yawning, so I knew the lesson was boring them.

Related words

Word family

yawnfest

Phrases

multicolour yawn

Forms

Plural

yawns → oscitancies, oscitances, gapings, oscitations…

Past participle

yawned
e.g. yawned → gaped, yawed, oscitated…

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

yaw¹

4 letters

gape¹

6 letters

gaping²

8 letters

oscitate

9 letters

oscitancy, oscitance

10 letters

oscitation

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gaping² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

bâillement

Català

badall