Textual thesaurus for "yawn"

(noun) oscitance, oscitancy, yawning

an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom

he could not suppress a yawn; the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop; he apologized for his oscitancy

(verb) yaw, gape

be wide open

the deep gaping canyon