- Types Of Speech
- You can use yawn as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
- About Yawn
- A 1 syllables noun and 4 letters with the letters a, n, w, and y, 3 consonants, 1 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letters aw. Yawn starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters y, ya, yaw, and the ending characters are n, wn, awn, ..
- Definition
- An involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom; "he could not suppress a yawn"; "the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop"; "he apologized for his ostinancy"
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- School Grade
- Yawn is set as a kindergarten word that starts with y, ends with n, 1 syllables, 1 vowels and 4 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is yawn a scrabble word? A 10 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Yawn in Pig Latin is said as "yawnay or yawnway".
- Unigram
- y | a | w | n
- Bigram
- ya | aw | wn
- Trigram
- yaw | awn
- Quadrigram
- yawn
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth;
usually triggered by fatigue or boredom;
"he could not suppress a yawn";
"the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop";
"he apologized for his ostinancy"
- Verb Examples
- utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired;
"The child yawned during the long performance" - be wide open;
"the deep gaping canyon"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abysmal | so deep as to be unmeasurable "the abyssal depths of the ocean" |
| Abyssal | so deep as to be unmeasurable "the abyssal depths of the ocean" |
| Agape | a religious meal shared as a sign of love and fellowship |
| Agapep | |
| Ajar | |
| Anaesthetised | rendered insensible by means of anesthesia |
| Anaesthetized | rendered insensible by means of anesthesia |
| Anesthetised | rendered insensible by means of anesthesia |
| Anesthetized | rendered insensible by means of anesthesia |
| Aperture | an man-made opening usually small |
View all cognitive synonyms for Yawn
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Yawn | an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth usually triggered by fatigue or boredom "he could not suppress a yawn" "the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop" "he apologized for his ostinancy" |
| Awny | having awns i.e. bristle- or hair-like appendages on the flowering parts of some cereals and grasses "awned wheatgrass" |
View English words with the unique letters used in yawn. Words With The Letters Anwy
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Yawn | an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth usually triggered by fatigue or boredom "he could not suppress a yawn" "the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop" "he apologized for his ostinancy" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Inborn Reflex | |
| Innate Reflex | |
| Instinctive Reflex | |
| Physiological Reaction | |
| Reflex | an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus |
| Unconditioned Reflex |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pandiculation | yawning and stretching (as when first waking up) |
| Name | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Keyawna | Yes | Yes |
| Breyawna | No | Yes |
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yawn (4 letters) | 10 | 10 | yawn | ||
| Awny (4 letters) | 10 | 10 | yawn | ||
| Anyway (6 letters) | 15 +5 | 14 +4 | anyway | ||
| Yawny (5 letters) | 14 +4 | 13 +3 | yawny |
Yawn Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With Y
- Ends With N
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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