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Drowsing vs Yawn - What's the difference?

drowsing | yawn |

As verbs the difference between drowsing and yawn

is that drowsing is present participle of drowse while yawn is to open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired and sometimes accompanied by pandiculation.

As nouns the difference between drowsing and yawn

is that drowsing is the act of one who drowses while yawn is the action of yawning; opening the mouth widely and taking a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired.

drowsing

English

Verb

(head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who drowses.
  • * 1854 , Frederick Greenwood, The Loves of an Apothecary
  • His drowsings were delicious, and he dreamed sweet dreams.

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    yawn

    English

    (wikipedia yawn)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired and sometimes accompanied by pandiculation.
  • I could see my students yawning , so I knew the lesson was boring them.
  • * Trumbull
  • And while above he spends his breath, / The yawning audience nod beneath.
  • To present a wide opening.
  • The canyon yawns as it has done for millions of years, and we stand looking, dumbstruck.
    Death yawned before us, and I hit the brakes.
  • * Shakespeare
  • 'Tis now the very witching time of night, / When churchyards yawn .
  • To open the mouth, or to gape, through surprise or bewilderment.
  • (Shakespeare)
  • To be eager; to desire to swallow anything; to express desire by yawning.
  • to yawn for fat livings
  • * Landor
  • one long, yawning gaze

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of ; opening the mouth widely and taking a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired.
  • A particularly boring event.
  • The slideshow we sat through was such a yawn . I was glad when it finished.

    Derived terms

    * multicolour yawn * Technicolor yawn * yawnfest

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