🇬🇧 Yawn meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

To yawn means to open your mouth very wide and take a big breath in and then out, usually because you are tired, sleepy, or bored. Your face stretches, your eyes might water, and sometimes you make a little sound. Yawning can even be “catching,” which means if one person does it, other people might yawn too without meaning to!

In math class, I tried to yawn quietly, but it came out sounding like a baby dinosaur roar.

I yawn so loudly in the morning that my alarm clock probably feels offended.

I yawn whenever I see my brother’s homework, even if I’m not the one doing it.

In the school play, I had to pretend to yawn, but I did it so well that I actually got sleepy.

I yawn whenever my cat yawns, and my cat yawns whenever I yawn, so we’re stuck in a yawn loop.

On a long bus ride, Tom feels tired and tries not to yawn. The child next to him will yawn, the old man will yawn, and the dog will yawn on the seat. Tom opens his mouth wide, then covers it to hide a yawn, but he cannot stop another yawn. Everyone smiles and the bus gets quiet.

This word is at the B1 level, which means it’s important for understanding and discussing familiar topics like work, school, or leisure. Words at this level help you express your thoughts, opinions, and experiences with more detail.

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