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Yawn vs Mawn - What's the difference?

yawn | mawn | Antonyms |

Mawn is a antonym of yawn.



As verbs the difference between yawn and mawn

is that yawn is to open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired and sometimes accompanied by pandiculation while mawn is to open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, immediately after waking up or when recovering from sleep.

As nouns the difference between yawn and mawn

is that yawn is the action of yawning; opening the mouth widely and taking a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired while mawn is the action of mawning; opening the mouth widely and taking a long, rather deep breath, because one is waking up.

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

    Anagrams

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    mawn

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, immediately after waking up or when recovering from sleep.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of ; opening the mouth widely and taking a long, rather deep breath, because one is waking up.
  • (Scotland, dialect) A maund; a basket or hamper.
  • * '>citation
  • A ghost.
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    • Antonyms

    * To open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired: yawn ----