'yawning' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'yawning' with 3 example sentences.
- yawning adjective
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: gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something
: with the mouth wide open indicating boredom or sleepiness
: showing lack of attention or boredom
- yawning noun
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: an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom
I can't stop yawning.
Yawning in a meeting is not polite.
Every time I looked at him, he was yawning.