n00837293
| type | n |
| lex_filenum | 04 |
| def | an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth |
| def | usually triggered by fatigue or boredom |
| examples | he could not suppress a yawn the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop he apologized for his oscitancy |
| Outgoing links | |
| Hypernym | reflex, reflex response, reflex action, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction |
| Derivationally related form | oscitancy → oscitant |
| Derivationally related form | yawning → yawn |
| Derivationally related form | yawn → yawn |
| Hyponym | pandiculation |
| Incoming links | |
| Derivationally related form | oscitant → oscitancy |
| Hypernym | pandiculation |
| Hyponym | reflex, reflex response, reflex action, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction |
| Derivationally related form | yawn → yawn |
| Derivationally related form | yawn → yawning |
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