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I . yawn [jɔ:n, Am jɑ:n] VB intr (show tiredness)

yawn person

II . yawn [jɔ:n, Am jɑ:n] N

1. yawn (sign of tiredness):

yawn

2. yawn inf (boring thing):

to be a yawn

вызыва́ть зево́ту

to be a yawn

быть ску́чным

Usage examples with yawn

to be a yawn

вызыва́ть зево́ту

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English

This album, though little distributed, was met with a yawn by the world and it has since been deleted, remanded to status of ambitious demo. en.wikipedia.org

However, neither providing more oxygen nor reducing carbon dioxide in air decreased yawning. en.wikipedia.org

This may be seen if for example, the experimenter claps his hands and yawns, the patient would do the same in the same order. en.wikipedia.org

Yawning most often occurs in adults immediately before and after sleep, during tedious activities and as a result of its infectious quality. en.wikipedia.org

Strangers and acquaintances showed a longer delay in the yawn response (latency) compared to friends and kin. en.wikipedia.org

Covering the mouth when yawning may have been a way to prevent such transmission. en.wikipedia.org

He learned to replace his smile with a thrust-out chin, a glare or a yawn. 2. en.wikipedia.org

The rumbling sound can also be heard when the neck or jaw muscles are highly tensed as when yawning deeply. en.wikipedia.org

It has been suggested that the left periamygdalar region may play a role in yawning. en.wikipedia.org

However, there are a few theories that attempt to explain the "primary" evolutionary reason for the yawn. en.wikipedia.org

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