00837293-n 'an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth';
 
Chinese (simplified) 哈欠 , 呵欠 , 打哈欠
English yawn 1 ( ⊳ ) , yawning ( ⊳ ) , oscitance , oscitancy ( ⊳ )
Indonesian menguap , kuap
Japanese あくび
Definitions
English
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 oscitancy
Japanese
口を大きく開けて、無意識のうちに息を吸うこと
通常、疲労か退屈によって引き起こされる
― 彼はあくびを噛み殺すことができなかった; 聴衆のあくびは彼にやめる時間であることを告げた; 彼はあくびを謝った
Relations
Hyponym: pandiculation
Hypernym: reflex
Semantic Field: actn
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