yawning

Pronunciation: ['jɔ:niŋ]

Average Rank: 16639

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

a. 打着呵欠的, 裂着大口的

Detailed Explanations:
  • s. gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something
  • s. with the mouth wide open indicating boredom or sleepiness
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Difficulty: UNKNOWN

Word Forms:
0: yawn
1: i
Present Participle: yawning

Word Frequency Rankings

Project Gutenberg
#9917

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 0.8% (Top 0.8% most frequent)
0.8%

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