yawning

[ UK /jˈɔːnɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈjɔnɪŋ/ ]

ADJECTIVE

gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something
a yawning abyss
the yawning mine shaft
showing lack of attention or boredom
the yawning congregation
with the mouth wide open indicating boredom or sleepiness
a yawning congregation

NOUN

an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom
he apologized for his oscitancy
the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop
he could not suppress a yawn

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How To Use yawning In A Sentence

Everyone I've seen in London today has got bleary eyes, and is yawning.
It is claimed, probably incorrectly, that in social environments yawning and weariness are due to an accumulation of carbon dioxide.
You will be able to see where the yawning gaps are up ahead. Life Without Work
Do you gaze glassy-eyed at the television, and find yourself yawning at the radio news? Times, Sunday Times
I was waiting in the twilight semi-darkness, yawning, eyes half closed, and basically looking like a zombie.
I can't stop yawning - I must be tired.
But there is a yawning gap in timing between what he would love to happen tomorrow and what is still the case. Times, Sunday Times
That fanned fears that decisive action may be less likely to address the yawning budget deficit. Times, Sunday Times
Above Muir, you'll wend past yawning crevasses along the Cowlitz Glacier, tiptoe over snow bridges on the Ingraham Glacier, and duck past the giant seracs of the Ingraham Icefall.
Employers have paid 44 billion in contributions in the past three years in an attempt to narrow their yawning deficits, but to little avail. Times, Sunday Times