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The action of yawning; opening the mouth widely and taking a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored. / (colloquial) A particularly boring event.

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Source Word

yawn

IPA(Pronunciation)

/jɔːn/

Noun

colloquial

The action of yawning; opening the mouth widely and taking a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored. / (colloquial) A particularly boring event.

Japanese Meaning

あくび：眠気や退屈によって引き起こされる、口を大きく開け深い呼吸をする動作 / （口語）非常に退屈な出来事や状況

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Her sudden yawn in the middle of the meeting made everyone laugh.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

会議の最中に彼女の突然のあくびが皆を笑わせた。

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At length, quite exhausted by the attempt to be amused with her own book, which she had only chosen because it was the second volume of his, she gave a great yawn and said, “How pleasant it is to spend an evening in this way! […]”

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