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yawnings

yawnings is the plural of yawning.

Meaning of yawning

Noun

yawning (countable and uncountable, plural yawnings)

  1. The action of the verb yawn.
    • Her vivacity appeared as graceful as it was buoyant; her gay spirit seemed the musical overflowings of youth and happiness; her eye and cheek brightened together; and her sweet glad laugh was as catching as yawning.1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter IX, in Romance and Reality. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 189

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Questions about yawnings

What is yawnings the plural of?
Yawnings is the plural of yawning.

Words near yawnings in the dictionary

  1. yawniest
  2. yawnily
  3. yawniness
  4. yawning
  5. yawningly
  6. yawnings
  7. yawnless
  8. yawns
  9. yawnsome
  10. yawnsville
  11. yawnups

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