- present participle of yawn.
yawning
Example Sentences
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Before the advent of yawning, warehouse-sized big-box stores, print catalogs served as portals to the future.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
“Even if inflation does move considerably toward the target, certain fundamentals that were already underpinning longer term rates remain in place, such as record-level borrowing by the U.S. and yawning budget gaps,” he says.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
Much of “Choo Choo Revue,” like the yawning, serenading moon, is rooted in the music of the past.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
This yields a yawning gap of 112,000 monthly jobs, on average, between what the Labor Department first reported and analysts’ projections so far this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
The dark water was right in front of them, like the yawning mouth of a monster.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
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