Yawning

  • 131Fatigue — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Fatigue >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 fatigue fatigue Sgm: N 1 weariness weariness &c. 841 Sgm: N 1 yawning yawning drowsiness &c. 683 Sgm: N 1 lassitude lassitude tiredness fatigation| …

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  • 132yawn — {{11}}yawn (n.) act of yawning, 1690s, from YAWN (Cf. yawn) (v.). Meaning boring thing is attested from 1889. {{12}}yawn (v.) c.1300, yenen, yonen, from O.E. ginian, gionian open the mouth wide, gape, from P.Gmc. *gin (Cf. O.N. gina to yawn, Du.… …

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