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yawning |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb yawn Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb yawn Entailment of verb yawn Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb yawn 2 senses of yawn Sense 1 yawn => breathe, take a breath, respire Sense 2 gape, yawn, yaw => be Familiarity of verb yawn yawn used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb yawn Sense 1 yawn => breathe, take a breath, respire -------------- Sense 2 gape, yawn, yaw => be -------------- Grep of noun yawning yawning Overview of noun yawning The noun yawning has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. yawn, yawning -- (an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom) Overview of verb yawn The verb yawn has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) yawn -- (utter a yawn; as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired) 2. gape, yawn, yaw -- (be wide open) Overview of adj yawning The adj yawning has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) yawning -- (gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something "the yawning mine shaft"; "a yawning abyss") 2. yawning -- (with the mouth wide open indicating boredom or sleepiness; "a yawning congregation") 3. drowsy, oscitant, yawning -- (showing lack of attention or boredom; "the yawning congregation") Antonyms of adj yawning 3 senses of yawning Sense 1 yawning INDIRECT (VIA open) -> closed Sense 2 yawning INDIRECT (VIA open) -> closed, shut Sense 3 drowsy, oscitant, yawning(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA inattentive) -> attentive Similarity of adj yawning 3 senses of yawning Sense 1 yawning => open (vs. closed) Sense 2 yawning => open (vs. closed), opened Sense 3 drowsy, oscitant, yawning(postnominal) => inattentive (vs. attentive) Attributes of adj yawning Familiarity of adj yawning yawning used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj yawning yawning Overview of noun yawning The noun yawning has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. yawn, yawning -- (an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom) Overview of verb yawn The verb yawn has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) yawn -- (utter a yawn; as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired) 2. gape, yawn, yaw -- (be wide open) Overview of adj yawning The adj yawning has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) yawning -- (gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something "the yawning mine shaft"; "a yawning abyss") 2. yawning -- (with the mouth wide open indicating boredom or sleepiness; "a yawning congregation") 3. drowsy, oscitant, yawning -- (showing lack of attention or boredom; "the yawning congregation")
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