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Yawning

Scrabble:14 ptsWWF:16 pts7 letters
Definition of Yawning

verb

  1. To open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored, and sometimes accompanied by pandiculation.

    "I could see my students yawning, so I knew the lesson was boring them."

  2. To say while yawning.
  3. To present a wide opening.

    "Death yawned before us, and I hit the brakes."

  4. To open the mouth, or to gape, through surprise or bewilderment.
  5. To be eager; to desire to swallow anything; to express desire by yawning.

    "to yawn for fat livings"

noun

  1. The action of the verb yawn.

adjective

  1. That yawns or yawn.

    "yawning commuters"

  2. Wide open.

    "a yawning chasm;  the shark's yawning jaws"

Anagrams of Yawning

No exact anagrams found for "yawning". This word has a unique letter combination.

Related Word Patterns
YA...Words starting with "ya"...NGWords ending with "ng"All 7-letter wordsUnscramble "yawning"
Letter Values
y4
a1
w4
n1
i1
n1
g2

Total: 14 Scrabble points

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Find Anagrams of "yawning"All 7-Letter WordsWords Starting With "Y"
Rhymes With Yawning
aahingabandoningabashingabasingabatingabbreviatingabdicatingabducingabductingabeggingabettingabhorring
Related 7-Letter Words
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Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Yawning"

Yawning is a 7-letter word that scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Yawning" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "yawning" is a medium-scoring word.