[ME yenen, yanen, fr. OE ginian; akin to OHG ginen to yawn, L hiare, Gk chainein] vi
Появление:
(bef. 12c)
Определение:
1: to open wide: gape 2: to open the mouth wide usu. as an involuntary reaction to fatigue or boredom ~ vt 1: to utter with a yawn 2: to accomplish with or impel by yawns <his grandchildren ~ed him to bed --L. L. King>
Часть речи:
n
Появление:
(1602)
Определение:
1: gap, cavity 2: a deep usu. involuntary intake of breath through the wide open mouth often as an involuntary reaction to fatigue or boredom; also: a reaction resembling a yawn <a ... success at the box office but drew only ~s from critics --Current Biog.> 3: [5]bore