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Synonyms for yawning

  • noun
  • adjective

Most common

gaping gape oscitancy oscitance

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Adjective

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The action of the verb yawn.

  2. adj. 1

    That yawns or yawn.

Forms

Plural
yawnings → opens, gapings, gapes, agapae…

Example sentences

  • gaping Janos was standing there, his mouth gaping.
  • gape "Please don't gape at me. It's rather rude, y'know."

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
yawningrising
gapingrising
gaperising
oscitancysteady

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

By length

4 letters
open2, gape1
5 letters
agape2
6 letters
gaping2, drowsy2
8 letters
oscitant
9 letters
oscitancy, oscitance

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (open2 = 2 syllables).