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yawned

/jɔnd/ /jɑnd/

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verb

Gähnte

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

Examples :

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

Ich konnte sehen, wie meine Schüler gähnten, also wusste ich, dass der Unterricht sie langweilte.

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verb

Gähnte

To say while yawning.

Examples :

""Feeling sleepy, she yawned, 'I'm going to bed.'" "

Müde, gähnte sie: 'Ich gehe ins Bett.'

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verb

Gähnte

To present a wide opening.

Examples :

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

Der Tod gähnte vor uns, und ich trat auf die Bremse.

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verb

Gähnte

To open the mouth, or to gape, through surprise or bewilderment.

Examples :

"Sarah yawned in confusion when the teacher started explaining the complicated math problem. "

Sarah gähnte verwirrt, als der Lehrer anfing, das komplizierte Matheproblem zu erklären.

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verb

Gähnte

To be eager; to desire to swallow anything; to express desire by yawning.

Examples :

"to yawn for fat livings"

Nach fetten Pfründen gähnte.

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