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yawn

verb/busɨˈʒaɾ/high

bo·ce·jar

Definition

To open the mouth wide and inhale deeply, usually involuntarily due to drowsiness, boredom, or fatigue.
He kept yawning during the lecture.
She yawned at the boring movie.
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Common collocations
yawn widelyyawn from tirednesssuppress a yawn

Etymology

Do latim vulgar 'bat(t)uciare', de origem onomatopeica.

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