yawn

yawn

englanti

  1. haukotus

Synonyymisanakirja

yawn

  1. kiskottelu, venyttely, haukotus, haukotteleminen, refleksi, heijaste, vaistomainen reaktio, synnynnäinen refleksi, tahdoton reaktio, psykologinen reaktio, hengittää, henkäistä, respiroida, haukotella, olla, ammottaa, olla avoin, olla avonainen.

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haukotus

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

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

Trumbull
And while above he spends his breath, / The yawning audience nod beneath.
To present a wide opening.

The canyon yawns as it has done for millions of years, and we stand looking, dumbstruck.

Death yawned before us, and I hit the brakes.

Shakespeare
'Tis now the very witching time of night, / When churchyards yawn.
To open the mouth, or to gape, through surprise or bewilderment.

(rfquotek)

To be eager; to desire to swallow anything; to express desire by yawning.

to yawn for fat livings

Landor
one long, yawning gaze
The action of Verb yawning; opening the mouth widely and taking a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired.
A particularly boring event.

The slideshow we sat through was such a yawn. I was glad when it finished.

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