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  • present participle of yawn.
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yawning

[yaw-ning] / ˈyɔ nɪŋ /


ADJECTIVE
gaping
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Yawning gaps have appeared in their budgets and it's not clear how some will balance the books.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2024

Yawning gaps in vaccination rates among racial groups have dramatically narrowed, though civic organizations and nonprofits say more needs to be done.

From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2021

Yawning is contagious, University of Nottingham researchers have confirmed.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2017

Yawning bunkers and wind off the coast make the 209-yard fifth a challenge.

From Golf Digest • Jun. 27, 2016

Yawning and rubbing the sleep from his eyes, he looked at me and said, “You’re up kind of early, aren’t you?”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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