Yawn

yawn, v. [yawned (yawnd), yawning.] To open the mouth involuntarily through drowsine , dullne , or fatigue to gape; to gape or open wide as if to allow the entrance or exit of Yawl. anything; to be eager to desire to swallow anything. — n. A deep and involuntary inspiration, with a pretty wide opening of the mouth, followed by a prolonged and more or le sonorous expiration a gaping an opening wide; agape. [AS. ganian, lc. gin a, OHG. geinon, L. Mare, Gr. chaine in, to yawn, chaos, a yawning gulf; chaos, chasm, hiatus.]