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yawn Meaning in Spanish (yawn significado en español)

verbbostezar
nounbostezo
bostezar in English:yawn
Phonetic:bosˈθetar
Plural: yawns
Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de yawn en español es bostezar, bostezo. (Abrir la boca de par en par e inhalar profundamente, generalmente de forma involuntaria, por estar cansado o aburrido.)

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Definitions of Yawn

  1. 1
    verb
    bostezar

    To open one's mouth wide and inhale deeply, usually involuntarily, because one is tired or bored.

    Abrir la boca de par en par e inhalar profundamente, generalmente de forma involuntaria, por estar cansado o aburrido.

  2. 2
    noun
    bostezo

    An act of opening one's mouth wide and inhaling deeply due to tiredness or boredom.

    Un acto de abrir la boca de par en par e inhalar profundamente debido al cansancio o al aburrimiento.

Example Sentences

casual

“He couldn't help but yawn during the long, boring meeting.”

No pudo evitar bostezar durante la larga y aburrida reunión.

casual

“A big yawn escaped her lips as she woke up.”

Un gran bostezo escapó de sus labios al despertar.

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Synonyms (Sinónimos)

In Spanish:

bostezarbostezo

In English:

gapestretch

Inflected Word Forms

past tenseyawned
present participleyawning
agent nounyawner

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

suppress a yawncollocation

To try to prevent oneself from yawning.

a big yawncollocation

A noticeable or wide yawn.