yawning

adjective

How many syllables in yawning?

There are 2 syllables in the word yawning.

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Divide yawning into syllables:

yawn · ing

How to pronounce yawning:

Definition of yawning:

yawning (adjective):: wide open cavernous; like a cavern in vastness, depth, or hollowness; gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something.

Synonyms for yawning:

asleep

cavernous

chasmal

dormant

dozing

drowsy

gaping

huge

innate reflex

instinctive reflex

nodding

oscitance

oscitancy

pandiculation

physiological reaction

reflex

reflex action

reflex response

resting

sleeping

slumbering

unconditioned reflex

vast

wide

wide-open

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Antonyms for yawning:

depthless

hollow

inconsiderable

narrow

shallow

shoal

short

superficial

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