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yawn

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▻ yawn
/BrE jɔːn , AmE jɔn /
I
noun
1 (physical action) sbadiglio m
to give a yawn sbadigliare or fare uno sbadiglio
2 figurative (bore)
what a yawn! informal che barba or che pizza!
II
transitive verb
“See you tomorrow,” he yawned “ci vediamo domani,” disse sbadigliando
III
intransitive verb
1 [person] sbadigliare
2 figurative (gape) [tunnel] aprirsi; [abyss, chasm] spalancarsi